GARRISON SUBALTERN OFFICERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 5

GARRISON SUBALTERN OFFICERS.

•■■:-.; : y.- : ••- •.. • ---.V',-:;■,- '. ..;'- v'V-.-.' .' i.'f'"--? ■; ; '- : ,*■ ';;' ■; /INAUGTOIipiNNER.; H-^r^B: ':. Ono,o£/ty'pleasantcstJiUlosocjttKfiinetSoWy?l of the'year ; was tho inaugural;dinner of theJ vl "Wellington Garrisou'subivltßrn;:officers,' held at.'r'r ,tiie:Hotel j'.^VirulsorApii';Saturday evening, r-The ii;;] arraugcnieiils, }vero.,Tor.v ',complcte;-,artislioaUy, '•".,'•. good.yand on, 'the. 'whole i, distinct -credit to. IV; the. committee of .three- ■which supervised tlitHU'■': ■'*• r-Lieutcuants !J.-;!Eulqhcn, ! A. /Houston,- and U4; \}.;; F.; Itpbprts'.i .".■.The! attenjlauce;.'of' subalterns .•'&' jwas not so.'good-. as^yas 1 ; anticipated,.-prior.'-cii-/4& >'iii'ivate i.affair's-' liiiing i rospdn->i« siblo:. fpr,\thp, al^enjce-of'ia.'gopd'inany. 'Liout >■"';{ HutcuDU pfesid«l,;and.the guests, wero Colonel'-'■■'■»!<• A. W. Eobin, C;B'.,'Chief; of. the,GeneralStaff, ; " : K> Colonel;. 11, ,J,, V.D.,; Finaiico '*' ?fe .Member. , of 'tho' 'Council" of 'Defence,'; lieut.. '■'■-.'&■ Colonel : :..W.', t G'.'^Duthib , ;.!Ofncer Commanding.the, First; Battalion;-and Cap-'-v" , : E. V'Oi'. Chcsue.Vi".D;A.A.Q.' (representrng-."-'.?« •the';D!stl'ict';Sfaff). : ..- "Ap'blogies '■(»'.■. unavoidable ; 'i" ;,;: ': absence ■ vera; 'received' , .te]n--th6' ; :Erinio Sliai^ : '. ■'i! ,ter..(Sir "Josfepli: Ward, : ; K.C.MJGO,-aid Colanel ■■ A';' Baucho'p,' C.M;G.''(yiib' was '.-'ab..'" v; 1 sent-rin, Waiigariui).' Duni;g' dinkrj tlid■%cl»S' '■ si hngton Garrison .Band,' ljndor.'Lient.'■ ■'Herd,i'vt '; i'oast sneeches,'reoital-ioiii,-ahd-song6 oecnpic4•■*-: 'thefremainaeV/bT'WA - !oveniiig7\°.The'V''spei)ches,''pK--: though- liumer'diis;-,■\vere:-'.tiot''portdh.tous, : . for, ,, •'■ -.* 'despite' ._ one -; oiy tyo ; gbntlp!! hints;' .that : sornoVi'^ : lntcrostihg. inforiiiatiou iiiight',' bo/ vouchsafed,, .'Concerning the--.new: defenc'o-scheme,, the, rep're- i: '*.' sentatives;, of ...tie;,:.6e'neral!.'■ Staff,'thoOgh vcryCSi" happy- in; , 'their.->a(ldresises;. (emporeS- their ut- :: ■'"■■■' terances'. with, appropriate .discretion.! Theyri-*> ; - fufed;,tp:be-'drawni'V •:. \> ~A ',■■ .' ■'f' / ; i * I ,, Colonel,Eohinowa's philosophic/!- ?'■■ 'ing to -the; toasti oUVTho -Army-^nd': Navy , ' !"■: ; (tormaUy- proposed; by, Colonel■ R.;•JV'.CollinS' in '-ft? the .absence-of. the,-Prime',Ministor); he. said-r 5. that the future of We. new scheme;jay- in tlwV '*?•■' 01-.- the subaltern,' 'officers—t|\6 cemino*'- • ! -: : .captams, .majors; Ilieutebantaolpncls; and ■<&)■■':& (Jn-rund.lie earnestly -urged.'theirt :■ tP waste : no" : '; s i moment':pfj..tinie,'--to/.lot.iiqV.'(>ppo'rtuuity .Jiasti •,whereVfithvtliey i , iuight : increase-th'oir ef-;"!'. , ''! jiciency- -us oificers of the defence,' forces.' ■ Quot; ' '''it' ;...'ai.id,v.that-. ■>walk■ ,of ■)' fe lito:;iMsnhe ,, siu | : r 6frtneg.!cct:.Ep' credt.a crirao ; ?T' 7 s ' ap-nv the/profession of:-arms.:' Evei'y ' ; * ; ■ wasted,, exert;:' 'opportunitj, iiegloctqd, i ,hnd ' to'^s bo-bought :• back-vat. a ' heavy price,"■ not••''.■ in'"i-' money, , but in b100d..;. ■'; : ';.-'-v'- ■■'•'•a- ■:'■•■-■■■ -: ; u: -'..V*: Cblonel, Collins -'fprmafly',replied- to the toast ''i-'K ' p.ur.Gucßts;?..proposed .bjvLiou'tcnant --WiUis,'.'-'-; ,^,: ■ana. later,.,whcu.':proppsing;;-.thl!.;toa6t-of ithe'-'V's : cvonmg, -; "Wellingtoii \ Garrison. . Subalterns, ■ skated- deftly round-!tho,frmge..pf,tho scheme, '.They, were- going to: have .'compulsoty'-' l '-?''! ' ;train,iug, hosaid, , and'it-also lookod'.'as if 'they'.:'.;*; -were, tovhavc'.'-XMnipulsory, ill '■:!'■■■/, coinps,.:.: i Somo.'.inisapprohensipn ; :al)pearod-•■ td : ' r >'i'i;ii exist .concerning':tho'ago , 'lii«it; ; -foiv-tho'"new-'i?S' , army -of -(lefoncc, -.the - Jfew < 'Zealand Territor-V -.ltils.-'JV- appeared;:fe': bo,Lthptight Uliat no' One could: serve of toe. the ,nge. of 30; 'The -actual X'ii] position -was that;-for-the-rank .and file, the iflgojlinvjt.;was^froinM^to,3o. ,jThis :did ; ! apply tt>: ofßcnrs, non : comimssio'hed-.officers, -or! W , ' specialists: , ;: (Api)laU6e.).^!:Altbgetlw > '! he ■the.future prospects;for,tlie.-forces werb'very--i r .nriffht.'.indpwl.-'--,..-', ■:".-':■'■. :■:■;.'!■ '.■:},'/ .'-, :-\:' : '','.'v"(;p-opcvatipn.'iit the'fie|ir"!\v , as tlieiJec'urtoß'VfS hung. his ad- '■ dress .whou ..replying,;- with "Captain Chosney.'feS l to. tliev toast-'-pf ;''The : Combine if Forcos"-' (pro-' l ''-;' , ? the pre-;:':-'; ■sent 'system, he said;- there 'was very'. little' op' , - *' ? ; - : portuni(y fol , Eombineu , ''tactics; i.Thcv :• ■>" hod to bo:c6nteht to ntalio'lhpir:separate uni'i's ?:S ns-efficient'.»s-possiljle, and'be , thaukfnlior,fvv!vi little e'xperienco. : of : .coiiibination > 'at Easter'eu^! : 4:S campments.'. He; hopedifor^better things , .under'; -;' ; the now scheme. .-•;:>. ■'.-..-:.:■ '-.■■,■' ■■;.-:-,:-.;:!, . , Captain. Chesney' referred". with admiration iS; !tp .the keeii'nos's'-and enthusiasm of.: the coun-'ViS; try' vohinte'cr?.' .Within ;his'-,owJiVesperionce/'sS; .when.travelling in the^country,on-officidl■• busi-l?$ ' ness, there; was the ''case ;'of «' man who. rod* a -h 50 miles'; to. attend .ia.-jiaradp. (uppjause)'; there' v!'° was, also the.' (Saso/'of -a;iion-<:'6mmissiO)icd officer 'X,'~\', niid six,'iiieii \vho--niissed'ilrc"tjail); which'-'waa '.to; ;bvc)vrt-.mil(»viju'--iiiirade. That K/>' ;N.C.O. .simplyi;fell-in- his."squad' r>iid: marched ?"& 'theni- (ho' \vholo. tivelvo miles.' , : Thcy- walked ■.':■*,< back' ton—i'or'thi'y had- to'-! wait 'hack' iu : aijy : ;ca.-'o.. (Applause.);: .; .;;>:-.' - ■ ; £-y i .\ : -:■■■"'■..: \: ; ;■;;!, .'i'onst. bp:ecli6s ; : -\vcrn also' given:.by- liipntenaiit■•'■;'^ '4 l>.; de.)3..l)rnhdon,'Lioutciiaut-Hastings, Lieli"^ 1 ■ipiiiint l)rowuvaii , d : LicutonD.iit>ntiidi'r6oii. ; .'r)){ ! ; /i-. , silciit ■ toust,. "Tho, Hoiibui-ed was pro-* ,, ) ? ■..posed -)iy".'Cai»taiiv-ChcSnoj ; '.- :: JliisiciiV.aiid , othyi' ■ itDnts, were \|nv?»-by, : afr. :D.;.;V.'■ JCwniy,^Liou.. -A'S^ ' tenant.■Homlerson, RobeVt^,: Lieutenant' Meredith, Itep.vticutonant i-.'.'x '• Wilkinson,'- Matkeuzip.■,,..„..)• -.•'. '■•*'>