BRITAIN'S NEW ARMY SCHEME.
HEAKTY APPROVAL IN ENGLAND. [FEB PBESS ASSOCIATIONS (Received 23, 9.55 a m.) London, March 22. The Times bespeaks the Empire's heartiest approval of the decision of th<Govemmeiit in connection with the ■O'er of commissions for Australians ii> ■h« ImfCfi-l ami)'. !t s'ivs it is acitlmr .st-. p towiiids a far-re idling piau ■>f wt Ming the British might.
COMMISSIONS OFFERED TO NEW ZEALAND. DuNi'Dis, March 23. The Governor bas forwarde 1 the following cablegram to the Premier, which he received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies yesterday:—"Tat Secretary of State for War offers ten Royal Artilleiy and twenty Icfantry commissions for gentlemen selected by you after consultation with the Imperial officer commanding the local forces, Candidates must bs British subjects of good character, between the ages of 20 and 30, unmarried, and passed by a Medical Board as it for service according to the regulations of 1899, paragraph 1, appendix 1. Send names of nominoes with certificate of birth, stating branch for which recommended. and, in case of Royal Artillery, whether field or garrison artillery preferred. The preference of candidate will be considered as" fir as possible,"
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 75, 24 March 1900, Page 2
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193BRITAIN'S NEW ARMY SCHEME. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 75, 24 March 1900, Page 2
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