MILITARY UNIFORMS.
THE COLOUR IMPORTANT. "times" and Sydney "Sun" servJo^s, Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright. Received -5.5 p.m., July 10th. PAH IS, July 9. M. Messing, explaining the invisible blue-grey uniform, stated that the old clothes are as visible at 1500 yards as the new at 550. England first realised tho danger of bright uniforms and substituted khaki, whilst in the Balkan War the Bulgarians and Servians camo to the same conclusion, giving soldiers a uniform which strengthened their morale on the', one hand and augmented their confidence fighting capacity on the other.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15395, 11 July 1914, Page 9
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91MILITARY UNIFORMS. Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15395, 11 July 1914, Page 9
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