DEFENCE MATTERS.
There must be thousands of drilled men in New Zealand with some knowledge of shooting, who need only an occasional drill and some rifle practice to be as useful members of the Defence Force as they were in their younger days. They might not be so active as of yore, but on the other hand they would better recognise the necessity and value of discipline. There is something wrong in a defence system that has no place or use for men of this description, many ot whom would no doubt be willing, and some of them are anxious, to serve their country, remarks the Christchurch "Prjss." S a trie-for: 11 of national service will eventually, we believe, be found absolutely necessary, but in the meantime, if the volunteering system is to be persevered with, it should be made ofe i to everyone who wants to prove the practical quality of his patriotism.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3168, 20 April 1909, Page 4
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154DEFENCE MATTERS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3168, 20 April 1909, Page 4
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