TAKAPAU CAMP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 1, 20 May 1914, Page 7

TAKAPAU CAMP.

. AN EXPECTED OUTCOME. J CHAPLAIN CALLED OVER THE ! COALS. . By TelegTiph—Press Association. Palmenrton, May 19. As a Sequel to the report supplied to hc\ press on the Taka.pa.ii Gamp arxangenents, the defence authorities have forrardal tilie fo-lloking letter to the Rev. ■'. W. Chaplain 7Ui Regiment, Yanganui:— "With reference to the retort appearing under your name in the MVmniwatu Evening Standard, dated May 12, 1914, will you please inform me if flcm havo been correctly informed. If this statement is correct please explain roiir action iu -publishing through the i medium of the press criticisms which • ;annot but be regarded as subversive of} discipline, on matters connected with i the conduct wf officers and others- at the [•limp heid nt Takvi.pau. Your alien ! tio-ii is directed to the fact that officers I of the defence force? are in time - of peace subject to military lavf as laid' down in section 15 of the Defence! Amendment Act, 1912, as weJJ as thc : provisions 1933, fi-nsn which the follow-' ing is nn extract (para.. 207): 'Any officer of the defence forces proved to have written, or to- have instigated any communication ti> a newspaper on mat-1 tor 1! connected with the defence forces or iinv ])ortion thereof. «v rail in,? in I (|uestion or reflecting upon any action I of the Defence. Department, or any act] of anv superior officer is guilty of in-i subordination, and is liable, to be dealt' with n.ec.e-rdingl'V.' An earlv rep-v is re-1 (jucqt-fl.—H. R] Potter. Major N.Z.S.C.. F.rien-le. Major Wellington Infantry Mr Boys' reply is as follows:-"Dear! Sir. —Tn reply to your memorandum dnt-l rd M.-iv 15. the report M.epe.iriiie; in the Miimvnlm- Evening Stm-l-iivl d:it-"d M-.iv V? niid'.r mv name is unite correct.— I Tours Faithfully, Fred W. Hoys." 11TU REfUMENT DEFEXDKD. Tl'e >-(a,tev,ieni circulated to the effect diet <!ic 11th Infantry Roeriment (TaninnV! Tiifles) were largely concerned in the dio-t-nrbniiKe is repudiated' by Colonel Velene. officer .(-omrrnndin".' the regimen* When ii"ked for a stnteinent on the subiiv.i i, v ~ Wrllin/rton PnM's reprcscnta--li-e. <"oloueP Malone. p/iid the facts, so fnv ■'<-■ the preliminary sl-tao. of the riot w;is e-iK-erned, wr.re n« follows:--'l' Tlie own arrested lxionccd to Mi- in, T!,.r.-i„ l e, l t, P .,vl -,vn.s lodged in the e;vv.-! leu-t of the 9th. f»* - Tucker, and the i-u- of t-be ir/di (not the nth Reeinwnl) "We wrnit flicker." referred to tilie ni;ln :iii-T w,r In the food. IV "Tien the disturln.nce r-ami' ;ilon" to IV bne.-t of (he 11 Lb am- <f (h-:lt. reei-tien). who mixed with it. were niere'v ~,,in , .i,: , ,,.,. Ml When Hie „i.-!-et ww reonired to in o"el!.;ii>r the diil i" h-e.-e the 11 Hi Te'ji.re,.i rmirdib- i-re-!-h-.i .-r ~f Ififl ir.-'i. Wbili' inovin"- '«< ''"">'- to the riot. Keen.-, I!<e-e were ealb'-l <■'■■ el,,'' and o.brr sue?, „„,,„>, I, T the .-infers. 'i!l On Monday ni&ht when cevln.ii men from another regiment entered thei

lines for the express purpose of making i a. disturbance, the lltili men formed a j voluntary patrol of their own area till ; 10 pan., and kept out all intruders. (li) The only territorial who has been , in tho guard tent of the IHIi was one j from another regiment, who was arrest- j cd late at night for persisting in calling opprebrious names to those who were working at t.he cook house, and who was n handed 'Over to his own' orderly tent in w . the morning. j] In conclusion, Ido not par- T ticularly stimtfy qualities fo r the boys y (If my regiment. They are young men of d great spirit, and I am confident that ji they would not commit any serious mili- n tary offence. j. - —a ' ci