DEFENCE MATTERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 172, 20 January 1914, Page 5

DEFENCE MATTERS.

" OEXERAL HAMILTON'S VISIT. CAMP ARRANT! UMEYPS EXPLAIN'ED liy Telegraph.- -Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. As is now generally known, the Defence authorities are planning to hold, iii ihc ordinary course of progressive training, largctcrritorial camp.! at which as manv as possiluVof jjo- men may be assembled at one time, during the visit of Oeueral Sir lan Hamilton (luspectorOcueral of His .Majesty'.-! Overseas l''orces) . Employers ;n'e naturally wondering how this w : !l affect tlmin with regard to their ein.iloyees, a subject on which (leneral (today threw some light in conversation with a reporter to-day. It was hoped, he said, to git as many as possible of all branches of the i.ervice ir.lo camp tugether. not only mi order that the Inspector-!toaeral of the Overseas forces might see tliem, but to make it possible to obtain the obvious military necessity .if accustoming (he men of ail three arms, horse, foot, and artillery, (o work together in co-oper-ation. ' The military authorities ijuite understood that it might not be possible in tee interests of employers to in-ist upon every man attending this lirst camp, and they did not therefore expect an attendance of 10,) per ecu!. 'They did, however, expert, and trust, that employers would let as largi' a percentage of their men as possible go to the 'ivst camp, and t.n k.'ep 'bark only the barest possible minimum with which they could carry on their business, and for these an or casual camp would be arranged- The training at this camp would be, of necessity, only I second' rate, and of an -inferior yalue to that given, in -the lk|9fc eanip, . , : .