TERRITORIAL TRAINING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 116, 2 February 1918, Page 10

TERRITORIAL TRAINING

, THE .FIFTH REGIMENT IN CAMP. ■< The annual encampment of the oth (Wellington) Regiment was begun yesterday. The men asseihbied at the barracks in BuckL Street, and marched cut to Karori Park, where the 'tents had already been erected and' other arrangements made. Major W. Smim is the officer commanding. «

The regiment wii! stay in camp until Saturday iu-xt, and during the £.«■•■ en clear days of the course, \yill cover <he syllabus of training that has been laid down f for Territorial camps this year. Tlie training is largely elementary, but ; it shows tlie influence of the war in j. some respects, and_ ; s designed to give j.a suitable grounding 'to young_ men I who will .qualify later , for admission to i the Expeditionary ' Force training camps. ' . ! . • The rule this' year is thai; full consideration is to be given to of employers., . Leave of absence from ; the camp is obtainable in those oases 'where undue hardship ie proved, and exemption is granted to Teriitorials engaged 'in essential industries, as enumerated by the National Efficiency Board. The camp will bo continued beyond the end of next week in order that men who have not heen able to attend the first course may take their training later.