THE HANMER TROUBLE.
DEFENCE DEPARTMENT'S REPLY, By, Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Replying to the allegations of return* ed soldiers that at IJanmcr they wer® badly treated, the iDefence headquarters ' states that all that has happened J# that the majority of the men wtte* 'brought tefore the medical board slightly j sooner than otherwise would have been the case, because they were proviilQ" themselves unruly. Any rights they hid under the Pensions Act sti|l eristed, and the same applied to their pay. Ii was necessary to maintain discipline for the men's own sake. HeadquartA® had every confidence in the discretion of Lieutenant.- Colonel Loaches offli cer in command at Hanmer. *■
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1916, Page 5
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110THE HANMER TROUBLE. Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1916, Page 5
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