MILITARY TRAINING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 October 1939, Page 8

MILITARY TRAINING

GOVERNOR-GENERAL VISITS TRENTHAM EXPRESSION OF GOOD WISHES. GREAT TRADITION TO BE UPHELD. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. “I have not the slightest doubt that this division will be the worthy successor of the New Zealand Division of the past, and that, if called upon, it will establish a great name and a great tradition,” said the Governor-General, Lord Galway, addressing troops in the Central District Mobilisation Camp, Trentham, which he visited yesterday. “It gives me great pleasure to pay this visit which I hope will be only the first of several I will make to Trentham to watch training,”. said Lord Galway. “I wish to congratulate all those who have organised the camp and worked so hard to bring the buildings to a state of comfort. To you, as the first units of the New Zealand Division, I give my cordial good wishes. I am delighted to see such a splendid body of men on parade. “You are the inheritors of a great tradition —the tradition made by New Zealand in the last war. The New Zealand Division was rated as one of the most efficient and earned a high reputation, not only for fighting, but for discipline, which it always maintained wherever it was. Everywhere the name of New Zealanders stood high and I am confident that you will maintain that tradition. Discipline is of the greatest importance.” War now was different from what it had been 20 years ago, said Lord Galway. There was much more mechanisation and men could be moved about with much greater east and speed. The air had become more important as a field of battle. As a result, taking cover and the protection of troops had become more important. He was confident that the men of the units in camp would gain the knowledge essention to the efficient conduct of modern warfare. “I am sure from the spirit which has animated you and from what I have seen of your fine physique and quality that the New Zealand Division of the future will be a magnificent asset to the Empire, which it has volunteered to serve,” he said. Lord Galway was accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Captain Lord Dormer. and the officer commanding the Central Military District, Colonel E. Puttie. He made a comprehensive tour of the camp before inspecting the troops drawn up on the parade ground. After addressing them he took the salute as they marched past.