WANGANUI CADETS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1678, 19 February 1913, Page 6

WANGANUI CADETS.

■■>■■;■ .:/--l/- : -: .-»;■ "..' ;';--// : ... . l : ; ■■ „ INSPECTED BY GENERAL Goj6lß?|■■' '•. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) .;. ; ' , ■■■ VVanßanul, February 18. •'"'.; ■"' General Godley visited Wanganui today, and this nfternooii inspected '240 , Collegiate School cadets '.and-. 350 'senior ~'-, cadets. This evening, after : witnessing ' the boys' physical drill exercises. General' •.' Godley said ho did not ,hesitato\ to .say ' that ho had eeoii nothing' better in any part of the Dominion. He emphasised, the need of'field Work, and hoped they , would give os many of their half-holidays . to tliat work as they, reasonably could.. -"Tho day may-come," lie said, ■ "though - we all hope it never will.- when you will ,;■-.., be called upon to defend' your opuntry, ! : and it becomes you to prepare yourselves' i , for such an,emergency by becoming an: : efficient citizen army. There is no; reason why , New Zealand should not bayo a ; ' ~ citiion 'army as' good ns it is possible for • any part of the world to produce. The .-.. material is here—there is no. better fitly- ' w.here; and the ,responsibility rests upon voir to make the- most of it. ' General - Godley said the Government had decided to issue riltcs to all cadet corps considered! sufficiently advanced in'work.-'. •.