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Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16801, 4 April 1919, Page 7

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TERRITORIAL FORCES, A .RECONSTITUTION SCHEME. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received 10.40 p.m., April 3rd. ' LONDON, April 2. At a conference held at Westminster between 'Mr Churchill and repregenta.t.iy®s, of, the - TuijL'itorial Force Associations, Mr, .phnfrchill, : who outlined a scheme toreconstifcut* the'forces ns ; ail essential and -vital part c 9 fee! defensive recreating pre-war territorial units,,; subject) to' such modi-1 ficat'.ons as the progress ■ of modem weapons may render necessary. Territorial Force officers should be eligible to'command'its Brigades and fill positions on Divisional Brigade staff s . Mr Churchill' emphasised * that ' War record should be made 80 per cent, of the qualifications of every man chosen to command s territorial, unit. ' i Mr Churchill hinted at the utilisation of the present volunteer- force for the purpose of reconstructing tha' pre-war National Reserve, and concluded by paying a -warm tribute to the Territorials, for acquitting'themselves in a manner that had won'the whole-hearted acceptance of their Regular comrades and of tile .finest ■ soldiers who came to our assistance- from the dominions overseas. PRESS BUREAU TO BE CLOSED. I ■ The Press" Bureau '• reports that unless. urgency arises, the official Press Bureau will i close on April 30fch,. the censorship and all other ■ functions thereafter ceasing. ■ ! . .... . ...• ■- - [" _i_ ■ BRITISH CAPITAL. | [A CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, i The Press .Bureau states that with a view to preserving capital for domestic purposes within tlio Kingdom, and preventing an avoidable' drain upon foreign exchanges by the export of capital, the Treasury has appointed a committee, including Lord Cunliffe as chairman, Sir Arthur Lawley, Sir T. B. Robertson, Agent-General for Queensland, and Mr Ro'oert Littlejohn (South African banker), to advise upon applications for.'licenses for fresh issues of capital under the Defence of the Realm Regulation. (30fi). • Preference will bo given, ofeer things being equal, to cases in which the proceeds will be applied in overseas dominionsAUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS. • ''EXCEEDINGLY "WELL BEHAVED." LONDON, April 2. In refei'C-wce to complaints regarding disorderly conduct of • Australians at Capetown, the chairman of the troops reception committee hak" written to the Peace Committee, thatt his committed had entertained 350..000 men and they were exceedingly well behaved; not twenty-fivo men were under the influence of liquor. South Africans had: formed many friendships with officers and men.