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1 By Telegraph— Preßß Association—Copyright, (Reed. January 4, 11.40 p.m.) London, January 4. Mr. Scott Robertson. M.P., is dead.. Mention has been made in British papers of the fact that the flat-topped caps of the British troops make excellent marks, oven a£ a distance of several miles, owing tc the reflection of tho light from its tighllj'-stretched surface. In tho manoeuvring of troops in and about the camps in New Zealand, this has been demonstrated. At a distance of two miles, the caps of officers have been seen to gleam like whitepainted objects. Tlie troops, however, usually manoeuvre and skirmish in their felt hat-s. A soldier who has been through a good deal of this mimic warfare says lie was surprised to find what an excellent mark these felt hats made. It was easy to pick up men who were scattered over ground covered with grass and scrub, merely by their hats, though tho wearers lay as flat as possible upon the ground. On tho other hand, a hatloss it.an was most difficult to see. Possibly, he said, the service cap, with the wire stiffening taken out, will prove to be the best headgear for the soldiers to wear in action.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2661, 5 January 1916, Page 6
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