THE BRITISH ARMY

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1930, Page 5

THE BRITISH ARMY

DISPLAY OF ITS MIGHT. (United Press Association—By Electno Telegraph—Copyright;. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 10. From temporary stands overlooking a. wide stretch: of country near Aidershot, a large party of imperial ccnfereiuers to-day saw a demonstration of the British Army’s vast array of motor vehicles adapted to every war purpose. In this military mechanisation it is understood Biitain leads the world and the Army Council back held nothing, though it for!)ade photo.grap y of the latest things, iucln i g the world’s most modern tank. The demonstration was favoured with bright Autumn weather. The attendance included Brennan, Moloney and Forbes.

Amid a swirl of dust, screeching gears, roaring engines, booming guns and thick -smokescreens, a modern mechanise! battle was realistically staged with a company commander in a tank sending out orders to all arms by wireless telephony, With every kind of fire ex-maehineguns to howitzers motor propelled. Then followed the march part of every kind of experimental, military motor from an armoured baby Austin, carrying a couple of officers to fantastic six and eight wheeled tractors and tanks of all sizes, which showed an uncanny capacity for negotiating sandhills and trenches.

The concluding thriller was a handicap race round n one mile course, wherein a new Hush Hush sixteen ton tank won comfortably. Every other type of war motor seemed to finish at least at thirty miles hourly. An old war time tank had half a course start, but was left" far behind.

i. Finally, the new type of bridge building for the new type of vehicles was" shown at Camberley.

The party luncheoned at the staff college.