A TOUR THROUGH NEW ZEALAND.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1681, 22 February 1913, Page 13

A TOUR THROUGH NEW ZEALAND.

MR, WRENCH'S IMPRESSIONS. MILITARY TRAINING. THE LIQUOR LAW & OTHER MATTERS. (By Tolcsroph.—PreEß Association.) Auckland, February 21. Tho honorary organiser of the Overseas Club (Mr. Evelyn Wrencli), accompanied by Miss Wrench, returned to Auckland today, aftor a fourteen weeks' tour through the Dominion. During their visit ( they have addressed branches of the Overseas Club in overy oautro of importance from Auckland to Inrerc-argill, Mr. Wrench made many interesting observations during his tour, especially in matters pertaining to defence. , When a "Horald" representative askei him for his opinion on tho compulsory military trailing law of the Dominion, ho said that ho was delighted with the way tl)o people wero entering into it. "Even tho lads themselves," he saijl, ''are taking a lawn interest in their military work, and that is an excellent sign. I havo read al)d heard a good deal' about tho opposition to tlie.scheme, but as far as I could sso there is very little, and what there is seems to be diminishing" Coming to the subject of naval defence, Mr. Wrenoh said that as far as New Zealand's position ivas ooncerncd, affairs were in a rather nebulous state, but ho had no doubt that ultimately a Pacific fleet would be the solution of the whole problem—a Jleet mado up from Canada, Australia, and Now Zealand. Tho idea* that New Zealand would bo sufficiently protected by a sipal) division of the China feet wts only tinkering ivith tho vrljole naval que:;tion. After Mr. Allen's visit Homo, lion - ever, Mr.. Wrench raid that he had no doubt that a satisfactory arrangement regardjng tho wholo question of Pacific navali defence would be arrived at.. ■ .;