MAJOR M'DONALD DISAPPROVES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1280, 8 November 1911, Page 7

MAJOR M'DONALD DISAPPROVES

O TIIE PROPOSED I'RESEKT. In connection with the circular memo* randum which was published yesterday regarding a movement initiated by Lieut. Stevens, stall' officer to Major M'Donald (commandant of the New Zealand jwnior cadets), for a presentation to tho major prior lo his departure for England for a course of training, « second circular has been sent out: t>a the heels of the first, cancelling the proposal The sccond cit* cular reads as follow:— Circular memorandum for junior cadet battalion commanders Subject: Proposed presentation to Alnjoi T. W. Al'Duiifild. "With regard to a recent 'privat?' cir. cular issued io nil junior cadet battalion com mantlets by me re proposed presentation by junior cadet ollieors and others to Major M'Donald 011 the occasion of tindeparture for training in England, 1 wish to say that .Major Al'Donald, having this day learned contents of same, has instructed mo to take steps at once io stop this movement, which was initiated without his knowledge and of which ite entirely disapproves. I. have there, fore to ask you to consider the aforementioned circular as being cancelled, ami also to request that you will privately inform junior cadet ofliw.rs in your command as soon as possible that in) subscriptions for any such object can or will bo received now'by 1110, and tho whole idea must bo abandoned fortii» with." 'Sgd.) A. C. C. STEVENS,