VOLUNTEERS AND DICIPLINE

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43100, 4 June 1907, Page 4

VOLUNTEERS AND DICIPLINE

In proposing the toast of Volunteering at 'the dinner to -thA Mounted Rifles held at Ashburton Captain Studholme said, that some people were of opinion that Volunteering fostered a spirit of jingoism and militarism. This was eratitely wrong. Volunteering was not only necessary, but was. conducive, to the best interests r < c the community. Never in the history of the colony had Volunteering reached' such a high state of efficiency, or been in such a healthy and flourishing condition. It certainly involved a certain amount of self-saicrifioe, and it was regrettable that the duties of conducting Volunteer corns were left to' - few T-o+ihcr than to the m,any. In responding Colonel Hawkins said he was pleased to think, that the Volunteers of the colony were at least conscienr tious, and had their heart's to the

■"’'•nr to the Council of Defence. Colonel Hawkins said he was in a position to know that the Council Was about to make n strenuous endeavour to o-enerally raise the standard of Volunteering as it referred to discipline and efficiency.