SAMOA POLICE READY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 909, 28 February 1930, Page 16

SAMOA POLICE READY

TRENTHAM TRAINING CONCLUDED _ OFFICERS APPOINTED Press Association WELLINGTON. Thursday. Tho Samoa military police force encamped at Trentham is now at its full strength and ready to move at a moment’s notice. There are 264 of all ranks. Originally the strength of the force was fixed at 250, but it was later decided to attach a wireless t roup. consisting of an officer, a. mechanic and 12 operators from the Post and Telegraph Department. The platoon commanders are to be provided from the Territorial Force, four officers of which were appointed today. These were: Captain J. V. Canty, Ist Battalion. Wellington Regiment: Lieutenant E. C. SchnackenDepot, Corps New Zealand Engineers: and Lieutenants A. H. Fear and E. W. Hayton, 2nd Cadet Battalion, Wellington Regiment. The complete personnel is now as follows: Major N. W. McD. Weir, in command: Captain D. Dittmer, second in command: Captains A. Bongard, J. G. C. Wales and A. W. Greville; Lieutenants Gantry, Schnackenberg. Fear and Hayton; Lieutenant E. P. Furkevt, medical officer; Lieutenant W. G. Ashbridge, wireless officer; Lieutenant G. T. Heal. Also attached to the force are 13 non-commissioned officers, as follows: Warrant Officers, Baur, Thomson. Patrick, McMurrav, Middleton, Macan and Stewart: Staff-Ser-geants Steward, Holmes, Grieve and Boult: and Sergeants Langebad and Young.