OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1928, Page 1

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

TROOPS AT ALDERSHOT. PRAISE FROM THE KINO. [Special to Press Assn, by Radio.] RUGBY, Afay 22. Lieutenant-General Sir David Campbell, General Officer Command-in-Chiof at Aldershot, lias received a message from the King regarding the tour of inspection which, his Arajcsty made of the Aldershot Command last wreck. The King says that he was gratified to sec the various developments which had taken place, affecting both the training and welfare of the troops. The inspection of the army vocational training centre greatly interested him and the facilities which it offered must ho most helpful to

soldiers shortly returning to civilian life. The past few years had seen a great advance in the science of warfare and ho find been able to realise tho evcr-incrca.sing demands on the intelligence of the soldiers of to-day. He was impressed by the enthusiasm and skill displayed by all ranks in mastering tho complicated machinery of modern weapons. During his visit lie had iheen struck by the smart appearance and soldierly bearing of the troops.

BRITISH TROOPS AIOYED. RUG P.Y, Alay 22. Milking a statement in the Hons: of Commons regarding the situatioi in China, Air Locker-Lampson, Un der-Secretary for Foreign Affairs sail that no great progress had been made by the Southern forces in their ad vanee on Peking and Tien-tsin, and tho latest reports showed that the Northern forces were offering resistance south of Pao-Ting-fu. He added that recently a battalion, less two companies, of the Shanghai Defence Force, had been dispatched from Shanghai to Wei-Uai-W i i. wlier" from some lime past Uiero bad been one company.

This movement hail loon undertaken primarily for training, purposes, and in order lo give the troops the benefit of a more congenial climate. Uuiv. they would lie available for the defence of British lives and property at Tien-tsin if necessary, and were onlv about a day’s .journey away.