A MILITARY BLUNDER.
—o — The South W airarapa Mounted Rifles were to have gone into camp last week for their annual field training, hut when the men arrived on the ground, with their 'baggage and provisions, it was found that the Wellington War Office had neglected to forward tents, cooking apparatus, .or a staff of drill instructors. This is not surprising, as the date of the encampment was only fixed six months ago, and the colonial War Office believes that promptitude is unseemly. The camp caterer was unable to cook any of the victuals he had provided, and there seemed a cold prospect for the night. A can of water was boiled in real veldt fashion, and tea was provided, after which some of the men betook themselves home to sleep. Others found rest in a house near the camp, while others again are believed to have spent the night roosting up the trees among which the tents were supposed to have been pitched The tents and kitchen gear have not appeared yet, and most unhappily the canteen liquid supply was sent to Grey town instead of being landed at Clareville, so there is absolutely no way of cheering camp woes. —New Zealand Times.
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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 57, 28 February 1902, Page 5
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204A MILITARY BLUNDER. Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 57, 28 February 1902, Page 5
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