BRITAIN AND THE WAR.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 13 September 1915, Page 2

BRITAIN AND THE WAR.

DEFERENCE TO THOSE IN HIGH COMMAND. LUDICBOUB SITUATION. SHORTAGE OF MUNITIONS. A New Zealandcr who has receiver a com mission, and is now in Engianc, writes*to relatives in New Zealand *>«• the last mai".'!.-—I have more or 'lesz settled down, but cannot say that 1 like t\n' discipline and restraint. EO much of it seems so childish. When colonels and majors are about eve.-;-one below those ranks "kow-tow." and there is a deferential silence iliais ludicrous. In consequence, the-high-er officers get an exaggerated idea of their own importance. Many of tliem are fine men and are simply worshippod, but an unpopular man gets very severely handled —behind his back. They are. of course, jumped on T>y their superior officers, such as gene—als etc., in turn, and so on. There is a great wave of depression over the country just now, owing *•• the various exposures over shortage <•■ munitions, etc., but it won "t upset :*.r ultimate result, as al! the big nation: have z?t their teeth, and are determiited to win. My training* goes on apace. We had a grand field day to-day in delightful country, with a lovely view across ill Channel—beautiful English vjiragtand hues-ful of flowers. I" farcy J would find the training more irksor■« if I did not have so much to do. ii fact, I've more work than I can comfortably get through. I get so faggef that it requires an effort to tackle my books. Sometimes the only way I cut* * kep awake is to prop up my books o- I the mantlejdece and stand up to re;uthfm. ;