NO UNDUE RISKS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20915, 21 September 1939, Page 9

NO UNDUE RISKS

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN

ARMY OFFICERS

OR RECKLESS ADVENTURE

PREMIER’S STATEMENT CONSERVING RESOURCES (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 21, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 20 The Prime Minister, continuing his speech in the House of Commons, said: “I want my final word to be one of warning. We as a Government will not be rushed into courses which our military advisers, with whom we work In the closest possible contact and mutual confidence, do not approve. There is no sacrifice from which we ■will shrink, but there is no operation we will undertake unless our responsible advisers, Allies and we ourselves are convinced that it will make an appropriate contribution to victory, but we will not rush into adventures offering little chance of success and calculated to impair the resources and postpone ultimate victory.

“Military history teaches that that leads to disaster.”

NAVY’S ACHIEVEMENT EXCEED THOSE OF LAST WAR (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 21, 2.45 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 20

In his review Mr Chamberlain said the achievements against the submarine campaign after a fortnight of war exceeded anything the British Navy had accomplished even over much the longer periods in the last war.

CHOSEN FOR SERVICE NEW ZEALAND FORCES PERSONNEL FROM WAIKATO The drafting of officers of the Territorial Army and Military Reserves to active service commissioners has been completed in the .Waikato. To-day the appointments were announced by Major S. F. Allen, N.Z.S.C., area officer.

Major Allen who in addition to being area officer, is adjutant of the Waikato Mounted Rifles, will leave Hamilton on Saturday for Trentham. where he will immediately take up duties as the officer commanding the divisional signal corps. Major W. H. Allen, of Hamilton, has been called from the reserve officers of the Waikato Regiment and transferred to the temporary staff to take over charge of the district. He will be area officer and adjutant of the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Major S. F. Allen’s place. Other Appointments Waikato officers selected for service are as follows: Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Pierce, M.C. Major W. J. Foster, Major J. F. •Potter, Major C. F. Thomas. Captain T. C. Wallace, Captain A. D. Copeland, Captain L. I. Day, Captain C. L. Brett.

Lieutenant R. H. Wynyard, Lieutenant G. A. Nicholls, Lleutonant T. R. Atchley, Lieutenant S. T: Nolan, Lieutenant M. B. Smith, Lieutenant A. S. Ployle, Lieutenant R. S. Sinclair, Lieutenant C. W. Smith, Lieutenant E. J. R. Tong. Second-Lieutenanjt L. A. Radford, Second-Lieutenant D. 11. S. McDonald. No information regarding allocation of duties is available for publication.