THE INDIAN ARMY.
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(Received April 12, 10.80 p.m.) e LONDON, April 12.. As a result of liis studios on tht s|,ot XjU,a Kitchener hue issue* aa important order embodying bis conclusions regarding th« India* army, 'file Commandor-in-Chie* •says that as the army J« smalt there is greater need for a higher standard of excellence than obtains elsewhere. Modern conditions having vastly changed, he proposes to abblish the garrison classes £oxl make all officers acquire a nWlitarj education with regiments of In*! portance. A thoroughly trained and educated general stall had neve* heretofore been fully realised, Tim distribution of troops and of commands had grown up without plan or method.
Lord Kitchener hopes the Impending establishment of a stjafl «ollego will ensure the selection of th« best young officers by oilicers commantling districts, ami he insists up. on the importance of individual training.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 84, 13 April 1904, Page 2
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148THE INDIAN ARMY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 84, 13 April 1904, Page 2
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