KING’S REGULATIONS APPLY
TROOPS NOW UNDER ACTIVE SERVICE CONDITIONS Bv Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. December 14 As from to-day troops of the first echelon of the Special Force are under active service conditions and governed by King’s Regulations instead of New Zealand Regulations. This change is an important one in the life of the soldier. It means a general tightening up of discipline, and a whole list of penalties, all beginning “when on active service” may be invoked as punishments for certain offences. Certain offences, which, under ordinary conditions, might not be regarded as serious, assume a new gravity under active service conditions and punishments are accordingly more severe. Provision is also made for simplifying the handling of offences and commanding officers are given more power to deal with their men.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21528, 15 December 1939, Page 6
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130KING’S REGULATIONS APPLY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21528, 15 December 1939, Page 6
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