VOLUNTEERING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 13015, 30 June 1906, Page 6

VOLUNTEERING.

.:" if... .-..■. ~..*?._ .. ~sw..-s^'.-'', -noon, Ma>r ' W. Androwif conuuandanl of the iwkool «^^ re and a former commander of on* ■ ■«. *" Iftir. Zealand Tobntii^l»^testw«d. ; : lame iatheringT'ol M** ! lecturer dealin^firsfc with th< folly of trajinig;*&«*■-*ti&W**ii*'^^ other e^^ie*t^^«^' , P^ ,^?g* turned 'tV ciVil life ;th< f a 'tnV&aa&fel eWmfcit cWidVnbt'b*^ .ifei^iitettalioii^^ ftr %n*"Husi '^(Kcipe#c^m«iafe^^6n< &mtfiPw*rfe ? I&i f tanrtßfe«aap^is^ urged Telopn»t ; of i&findntrl# am action; Wit neverthelesss tier " Tofiuipy T ; ;* s noV tatfiM bette^afthiS' 4tf >ta»sWagb.' s "i Agaro iT'Germanyi >& -war,, she wSM^inJa'rf^j^^iK^^ >t-> •flg^"^#,^to^-^'^Boi^^v|ra. 'maitSrjroeth^ indwtf «• he^a^^'fab^^e^owS'ewj^: :g&lvaTierbf-U^g^p^dT-'Si^wM^op^:! teim^;i^d^^e>:p}ai^^ :ais6rjiinst£ !^end^fp^|ra^i||^ the' past, ater^p^iedfecUcs.;; WBe thekgtms of,? -ning' «f ode'-oil the -moiitP contests confifeta wa% fbirrid' t iah*- tbe' ciiilisw woiifc tfca*Mjisp3* ;knowledge^fie?c shooting; v p^jreF*f^gss^t»nf;ahdJ'^i^fat '. 'jusn^^.javerjrthssg'.'ne«eißary^to ; . : i ftogb atandarf^effji^ i . .liq.■.: ■ ' The" Britif^ssbMe^jpiw ß ■ (mdities-. qjp«Me ,D^iii^^'&\tjfevfee \ tiie'worid; ;. suit-in the ; ofi_ v t|iis;.ra«Bp T fifr i: lka drjtwif o^' : l^ :^ffloW|^ ; <^"a~n4a^' , j :«ency. " j caree I t receive-cbifstaßtlaitd atfe»tic [ : arts f v .hilnlelf encotiragea to it h and-ivi l patheißbilly > and resonrceful'-and" tb^^ : mbW obaerva Apt .j^^m;smmjmmmmi& : ; ■ ,^^ s jttMt f bV'ciJpMH^rdf^indgi: I net bia fire "wblte tinsbandii ». ammunition. He must Kavn the; initiati to "go on his own" when circumatanc - s Jcatt for •"_ dwcipline must be - plane tKaabns hiUierto been ec B -; advisabte, or even p k * ;sible. These and other-pointai the lectu! *- what needed' to?«i ? J^.,fig^tinte;:.effcienicyrpi'y $. atatemenWao^oft k& ■> [that out. lia [ :, inbX^dMdß^W^Vreap^na^ ft Itton ttxit ':'mtt::rcb^v.^'- :^-i^tiu!

to" find'; their, .way • Back to .a- camp, containing .■ a whole division or an army corps, which a child-of 12 years could do if left to himself, was merely to encourage the condition of general helplessness so forcibly brought to light six years, ago. shooting the major considered nowadays of ao supreme importance »s.-.t0... justify the., apparent neglect of ■ ordinary -drill, DressiKl.; in khaki, -with t a',background that assimilated, with the colour, of. his uniform, realising the immense importance of. invisibility with a keen;;and, observant eye, -a :goodjudge of dwtance, an J unerring. shot, and imbued \ with profound confidence in his ability to disable : , any, adversary whp came within 1 800 yards of ~his. splendid weapon, the intelligently trained soldier behind the rifle,. whether cavalryman or infantryman, was >the most important factor of modern war.. . Major; fcfien went on to sketch briefly the characteristics of the British, Indian and colonial soldier, all: of ! which he, as having commanded at, various to criticise.,:. After referring to .thjß; moulding fit c-nr military; | organisation according to developments an jmethods of the world's, warfare, he referred ibriefly to the effects of environment on the. fighter instanced pf. superiority 'given to the Indian or colonial soldier by the free life on the mountain districts of India, the forests of Canada or the vast farming.districts of- Australasia., National . .characteristics and their influences were touched on and incidentally, a tribute was rmd to*New'Zealand's excellent education system as a guarantee that the colonial soldier have a standard of intelligence higher than the average. At the conclusion of .the, address Major Andrew was warmly thanked for the interesting and instructive information imparted.