BEWA REWA CAMP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 232, 10 March 1915, Page 4

BEWA REWA CAMP.

THE CURSING. STAGKS., 1M Territorial camp, which has -been A lor the past ten ojvtwclYO: dagrs at tdift, ficwa Eowa rifle rangy, will be Drought _ to a conclusion to-day, when camp will be struck and the men dispatched to their various homes by train orniotor-'bus. Save for. one. rough night the weather has been splendid, and the oaaap has been a very successful one team every point of view. Th e officers have nothing but praise for. iM discipline Q.I the men, which they sfyy was excellent throughout, whereas; th® men on their part have nothing to growl about, and enthusiastically! admit, that tlie cornmissariat arrangements huwo excellent.

VISIT OF THE DOMINION CG.MMAKI.IMNT.

Yesterday morning; tl)c camo was visited by Colonel A. W.. Robin, 0.8., Commandant of tlie New Zealand Forces, accompanied by Colonel Tate, Officer Commandingthe Wellington District; Major -Morrison, General Staff Officer; and Captain Hudson, New Zealand Staff ,lpff!9o''....,ThP :Cwtttuandant was received »y the full strength of the regiment under Majorßellringer. After tlie general salute, Colonel Robin inspected the regiment, wJiieh was then exercised by the regimental officers on the parade ground east of the camp. A tactical scheme embracing a regiment in attack was then worked out, the assumed position of tlie enemy being tlie low range of hills near Bell Block. On the return the Commandant watched a marching contest between the companies, which was won. by the A Company /New Plymouth) by 7 points. At the conclusion of the ..manoeuvres tho companies were addressed by the Commandant, who expressed his great pleasure at being with them that morning, and also at the result of the period of training. He described t6 thea the movements of the morning's manoeuvres, which could be divided into three stages: First, when the men came under artillery fire. The formation adopted was excellent and well carried out. Sufficient was nbt made of the rifle at. this Stage. In the second Stage—that, of effective fire—the companies for tlie most part extended under cover, whieh was correct, and the gradual feeding of the line to the decisive point from which an effective assault could be delivered was very well done. In the charge it was to bo remembered that it must be commenced at tlie right time and place. If it was started too soon it would be ineffective. It was thought that it would be impossible to hold any training camps this year, as' the men were without equin mcnt and uniforms. But lie was pleased to say that this camp had shown him that uniforms and equipment were not essential, and it would be his duty to report the same to the Hon. the Miniser of Defence. After all, the regiment should know that uniforms were not essential; their fathers and grandfathers .had fought in this district in the troubled times without them. ■ The great essentials were tha soldierly spirit, esprit do corps, love of the battalion,) and devotion to duty, and lie was sure that the Ilth regiment had all that. There was no undgihand growling and grumbling. It was a soldier's privilege to grumble, but it should l)e done openly, The Colonel and party were entertained at lunch at the officers' mesa, and the usual loyal toast "The 1 King and Our Comrades in Egypt" was duly honored.

ITe afterwards thoroughly fnspsctejl the camp, and expressed Ms pleasure at the excellent way in which it had been laid off. at its cleanliness, and at the commissariat arrangements. AN EASY AFTERNOON. In tile afternoon the men were given an easy time, and though no leave was granted, the men.'were allowed to amuse themselves about the camp. A very pleasant interlude was the pay-out parade, when considerably over £loo® was divided among- the men, the privates receiving £1 Mis each, namely, nine days at 4s per clay, and the non-commissioned officers proportionately more. To the disappointment of many of the men no leav e was given last night, and a strong guard and picket were detailed to deal with any cases of attempted breaking camp, such not being unusual on payout nights.. , Some of thq tents were to be struck last night, and the men were to be accommodated in the big marquees, as the tents lia-ve to be sent to Marton to-day, in readiness for the 7th Regiment cam]), which starts there on Thursday. The officials of the Y.M.'C.A. and tflie C.E.M.S. tents de3ire to thank the public and all who assisted in any way towards the usefuness of these organisations at the camp. COMPETITIONS. The distance-judging proved Very "ood on the whole, though, of course, there were some very erratic guesses. Four objects were selected for judging, and Corporal Putt was the winner with the .fine record of only 4 per cent.-'ewor on the average. A prize of £5 was awarded for the best-kept tent. The judges, however, could not differentiate between the sergeants' tent of A Company and No. 6 tent of 0 Company, and these accord) ingly divide the prize money. In the mafching competition on Monday, B Company scored 158 points, and A Company 156 points. Yesterday A Company turned the tablc>3, winning by 7 points. In the tug-of-war C Company beat D Company oasilv, and B Company suc■ceeded in defeating A Company bv half ■an inch after a full ten minutes' pull. ■The final will be decided early this morning. ' The Hop, Step and Jump was won by M. Malonc (B. Company), 38ft. O'/oin., .Sinclair (A Company) being second with 1 •38ft. Bin.