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Taranaki Daily News, 16 May 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

AWARDS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. I Received May 15, 5.45 p.m. ! London, May 14. The following New Zealanders have been awarded a bar to the Military Cross: Corporals J. Batty and N. Law, Privates B. Campbell and W. Ware (Wellington Regiment), Sergeant A. Clark (Canterbury), Private W. Mackay (Auckland), Sergeant J. Cochrane (Artillery), The Military Medal has been awarded to 786 Australians and 107 New Zealanders.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. NOT APPROVED. COLONIALS AND IMPERIAL GUARDS. London, May 141. Australian and New Zealand military opinions are generally adverse to the imperial Guards, fearing that the men' who fought at Gallipoli, Pozieres, and Passchendaele will become mere ornamental soldiers. They consider the Dominions' part in Imperial battles should be commemorated in a far more practical manner. Mr. Pearce, General Monaeh, and other leading Australians decline to make a statement, considering the matter one of policy on which the lovernmeat must decide if the scheme is officially adopted. ft is understood that the War Office and Colonial Office favor the, formation of the Imperial Guards. The War Cabinet will consider the proposal after the Dominion Premiers have been consulted. SIR A. RUSSELL'S REMARKS. Cbristchurch, Last Night Questioned regarding the proposed formation of the Imperial Guards Regiment kir Andrew Russell seated that the proposal came from an officer in the New Zealand Engineers. The idea, he understood, was that the proposal should take effect before the end of the war, and that thore should be a Guards Division composed of New Zealand troops for actual service. It was quite impracticable while the war was on, but had probably been brought up after the conclusion of hostUities. He did not express an opinion upon the proposal, because it was not yet known exactly what the effect of the League of Nations was going to be and how it was going to affect the members of the New Zealand forces