GENERAL SIR HECTOR MACDONALD
His Views on Arming Cadets
(Per United Press Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, October ' 29.
When Sir Hector Macdonald was at th<> Normal School he expressed a wish to see the rifles used by the boys " in drill. On being shown some Snider rifles used by the teachers in drill, he said modern weapons, should be supplied. "Boys read aa much as -we do," he added, "and know very well- when given an obsolete rifle. Give them something which they can use easily, which they can shoot _with, and which they can take a real interest in:" Sit Hector was entertained by the Caledonian Society to-night.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10483, 30 October 1901, Page 2
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107GENERAL SIR HECTOR MACDONALD Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10483, 30 October 1901, Page 2
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