THE WAR COMMISSION.
STRIKING EVIDENCE BY COLONEL ADYE.
. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received February 6th, 8.12 a.m.) LONDON, February 5. Colonel John Adye testified before Lord Elgin's War Enquiry Commission as to the lack of sufficient special staff to deal with the colonial forces, especially with the South African colonial forces, at the outset of the war, and a 6imilar absence of carefully matured organisation and system in South African army administration. A TRIBUTE TO THE COLONIES.
(Received February 6th, 9.55 p.m.) LONDON, February 6. Colonel Rimington, of Rimington'a Scouts, testifying before Lord Elgin's Commission, expressed a high opinion of nearly nil the Colonial officers, and added that Australia,. New Zealand nnd Canada were able to supply enormous numbers of good cavalry, if the men were properly trained.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11502, 7 February 1903, Page 8
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