THE BLUE UNIFORM
SOLDIERS OBJECT TO WEAK IT. Pres* Association. DUNEDIN, May o. The convalescent soldiers at Monticillo Red Cross Military Horae were visited' to-day by Sir James Allen. Hie men made strong representation regarding being ordered into uniform suits of blue, which were ill-fitting, unmilitary, and the subject of comment by people in the streets. The Minister said in effect that he could not hold out a promiso that the blue uniform would be done away with, but he would sco that a decent uniform would be given as soon as possible. Objections to the uniform had already disappeared in Auckland, Rotorua, and other places. He asked the men to believe that they would disappear in the south also, when the public understood it was a higher distinction even than khaki.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10272, 6 May 1919, Page 4
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132THE BLUE UNIFORM New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10272, 6 May 1919, Page 4
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