VOLUNTEERS
(To the Editor of the Times.) Sih, —Kindly allow me space in your valuable columns to say a few words in reply to “ Volunteer’s” letter of the 20th. How much difference would it make to the war in South Africa if another contingent was sent from New Zealand, or if twenty more contingents were sent ? What are the majority of tho soldiers doing now that are there ? Absolutely nothing. More men are not needed while tho present state of things exist, and until the British take up an altogether different stand towards the enemy, the war must drag on as it is doing. Of course every Britisher would be pleased to see the war brought to a close, but I cannot see how a few more soldiers could do this. If I could, I would say with “ Volunteer ” “ To arms ” also, which sounds very dashing, but all men know who give it a thought that there is nothing very dashing in tramping about Africa, burning farm houses, stealing poultry, and soarcoly ever catching sight of a Boer to have a shot at. —I am, etc., West End. [lt is a glaring misrepresentation to say that our soldiers are not doing anything in the field.—Ed. Times. 1
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 268, 21 November 1901, Page 3
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