AN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Nr. C. tf. Chaiiman writes t — "The Hon. Mr. Alien goes Home to borrow money. Ctin't got it easily, . bo. as an inducement to financial magnntes lo loosen theit pursti'Sti'ingt, offers on ortny of 8000 of New Zealand's conucrit-ts fnv eeivice tmywlifru. Is thi« a corroet. in* tei))ietation of recent cMca 1. If bo, what lmve the gfiiil consej-ipts and tlte people (^f New Zetland U> my on the eubject? 1 ' fAs Viintoil out. <n our leading aititlft to-day. Mr. Allen h&s only repeated tho etttlement ns to our expcdiUonrtry iorct. ' which he made nt the banquet precsdhis feis departure i'rom WVllington. And tw ■ it h übsttM to appjy the term consrriy uon to the Defence Force of Now sJenland, so it i« ridiculous to fa)U of compttlsory feervice ill the possible e*pcditip)iai;v foi-eo vchn-ed to by Mr. Allen. Unlo-ss there ore volunteers, ac in the case of the ttoer War. Ihero will f r- O™nly bo «c ooiiUngeiit (or service 'I.*, yond Wew Zealand. Any Etatemetit ' to the eonti-m-y k made in ignorance of th e position w toy iiart,\ purposes. Aa in tho o&srt of tlio South Africa, li 6w G V(.i. if men were vanwd to serve iho Old Uonnlvy boj-and tho eeasj w e \itv& m doubt thftb mofij than the" requiMd ntnii- ' ber wo«ld rcsiwid to the call,]
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 29, 4 February 1913, Page 2
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226AN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 29, 4 February 1913, Page 2
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