MILITARY TOURNAMENTS.
'.'"•■ AN INTERESTING;SCHEME. ByTelegraph—Press Association— Oopyrieht. ' .London, September 21.' To stimulate recruiting for'the British Army,;a three, 1 years' tour of-tho British, provinces by. fifty, officers and 850 menis being organised.'. - It will • commence' some timo : in 1911, and in , each centre, military tournaments will be held. Later the\ party will visit India and the overseas. Dominions, .spending .five months ..each. in.'Canada, .South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and India. : ,; '■■'-. .FURTHER DETAILS,. •.' : (Rec.' September. 22,' 8.50 p.m.) .';, London September 22. v The War-Office.hasapproved the tour.'nament scheme.. - ; • •': A number of • officers have subscribed .£20,000 to initiate the tournaments and it; is. hoped that the profits will. amount to ,£200,000, which.will be used to erect a Veterans'. Home..;;, ; ~'. .';,-■ /The spectacle will include a representation, of the-charge at Balaclava and aviation display's.' : , , /,' .' Looal Territorials and boy. reservists will he paid £2 weekly. - '. •;' '. ' .Colonel -A.G. Bum,- .of "the Indian army,. will ,be in" oommand. '..':,.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 5
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149MILITARY TOURNAMENTS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 5
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