TERRITORIALS IN CAMP AT YALDHMRST.
YESTERDAY'S USEFUL WORK.
; -: .(Per Press Association.) CHRISTOHURCH; Maxch 26. The Territorials in camp at Yaldhurst were put-through marching and entraining and detraining movements,today. In the morning they marched in from the camp and through the city. They .lunched in Hagley Piark, and then marched to the railway station." They entrained in two troop trains,, Retrained at Hornby, and marched back to Yaldhurst.
The parade strengths were: Ist K.Z. Engineers, s .officers and 97 men; Signal Corps, 2 officers and 54 men; Ist Regiment, 24 officers and 406 men; 2nd Regiment, 16 officers and 450 men; 12th Regiment, 17 officers and 531 men; !3th Regiment. 22 officers and 491 men; No. 3 Field Ambulance, 1 officer and 71 men; Headquarters Staff, 2 officers and 1 man....
, The march through the town w.as in. every .way impi^essive. The , greatest interest was evidenced on the" part of the people; and the route.from first to 'ast must have been lined by many thousands. So keen were^ some-that the aid oi taxi, cars.and cabs was invoked, and a journey\made . down the route to catch the first glimpse of the peple'si Territorials. -
.After lunchin" Hagley Park the men marched in two divisions to the station, where two special troop trains were at command for their return to Hornby- The arrangements for entraining were excellent, and there was no delay on the station. Without any bustle at all, the men^were accommodated in their respective carriages, and* in the case of the second division the time that elapsed from the time of the men marching on to the station to that when the train steamed' out, was only 22 minutes. This was very good for the first entrainnient, and would be impi'oved -upon considerably on another occasion. '
The commanders of units were each seen--'by ; a reporter, and all dWferec/ that they were well jsatisfied with jfife march and the conduct arid discipHn^ b' the men, and the physique sihown. v
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12878, 27 March 1913, Page 4
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327TERRITORIALS IN CAMP AT YALDHMRST. Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12878, 27 March 1913, Page 4
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