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    i 4 6 THE TOMAHA WK. [^//3,1869.

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    MILITARY REFORM.

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    That the privilege of self-government sh...

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    BRIERLEY HILL, MARCH 1869.

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    Round Waiting the but p to it- hear mout...

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    A DARK HINT.

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    columns The Christy of the newspapers 's...

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    YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE.

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    speak The more harbou correctly r dues ,...

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    I 4 6 The Tomaha Wk. [^//3,1869.

    i 4 6 THE TOMAHA WK . [^// 3 , 1869 .

    Military Reform.

    MILITARY REFORM .

    That The Privilege Of Self-Government Sh...

    That the privilege of self-government should entail the duty so of self clearly -defence laid down in our colonies Mr . Cardwell —now that in his the lucid dogma statement has been on we presenting feel assure the d army be estimates henceforth to an the accepted House of truism Commons ; and —will the , has extraordinary been supplied confir , during mation the of the last truth few days of this by princi the latest ple which intelli colonists gence from , after New a temporary Zealand is revers most e on gratifying first starting . There on their the the new superiority time Maori to career come power over of . self their which -defence savage can , scarcel foes have , and thoroug y fail have to hly bear dealt vindicated fruits a blow for against a their long accept Acceptin , the g principle then , as of all leaving unprejudiced the Colonies persons to their must own henceforth military let resources us consider without how the this presence affects the of large organization bodies of of British the Imperial troops , forces questions . Manifestly of enlistments in many for short ways . periods It bears , of closely re-engagements upon the of after the twelve formation years of ' service adequate , of shorter reserves periods for the of defence service abroad of this , and country of the in reduction time of emergency of excessive , of stores the diminution of of and our warlike forces , materials . weapons In no other army in Europe is the period of military service anything service . The approachin shortest g to perio our d period for which of what a man we call can . " enlist limited into " the it may British almost army be is said twelve , necessary years . by And the this long period period is of rendered service , required of our soldiers when sent to such far distant stations as to India reduce , China largel , Australia y the forces , or New in the Zealand distant . colonies If , then , of we Australia are able the period existing and New of of service Zealan reaching for at , and tho India se if stations we and men avail China may to ourselves serve by be the greatl twelve of Overlan the y shortened facilities d route w , , ould now and the the cease necessity eriod . We for might which then engaging recruits go back enlisted to ten years and these , which ten was years years formerl might y be for apportioned service p abroad into and one three year for training for , service and at drilling home , . six years , years

    service sity as Re the of -engagements main retaining . Under excuse men the also for to this would comp wretchedl lete of be short rendered their y bad enlistments long no system periods longer is and necessary the of forei neces no re gn - - , would would engagements be in effect sent , thousands back form annually a system vast of men into , full the of y trained reserve ranks d in of men the civil , use whom life of , arm and the s , offer of a bounty in time of body emergency would bring , in large numbers Thus every into the one ranks of the of important the army . questions of short service , no adequat re-engagement e reserves at s , home shorter , all periods depend of directl service y on the abro question ad , and of So the do extent also the of our other colonial two questions garrisons which . we have enumerated , viz excessive ., the numerical stores . For strength the whole of the force Army , of and our the Army reduction as main of - tained for years past has barelysufficed to give regiments a turn term comes of service to go beyond again abroad five or . six ^ The years number at home of battalions before their at home lions ab has road seldom so that equalled the whole one half of the of the forces number at home of batta have - been have consequentl kept only had up y ; , merely any five reduction year as s reliefs at home of forces to for the every has forces be ten en abroad years impossible , and abroad men , so ; long of Imperial as the colonies troops . were But allowed a revision to call of th for at so policy many will battalions enable the of our Government forcesas to well make as large in the reductio vast accum ns in ulation the total of amount warlike and stores with which whicli , have the been arsen kept als and up at store such -houses vast expense abroad at are ho lite me - , rall stations y choked , and up to . keep To onl draw y in in reserve these stores at home from such distant stores forei as are gn manufac wanted for turing immediate industry use of , trusting the country —as well to supp . we ly may our —to wa the nts atte should nded we with find a ourselves saving of engaged expense in that war will , —this render course Mr . will Card be -

    That The Privilege Of Self-Government Sh...

    well's administration at the War Office remarkable indeed offering diminish the materially solution the of cost the of long the -vexed Army while question still of maintain How , as to - ing its full efficiency .

    Brierley Hill, March 1869.

    BRIERLEY HILL , MARCH 1869 .

    Round Waiting The But P To It- Hear Mout...

    Round Waiting the but to it- hear mouth waiting Fathers , brothers , cousins What Ne ' er will can re be -appear the torture ; Of those around the wheel To The buried lingering miners agony feel ? * In Is reli the gio working n darker lands , Where Toil the bey willing ond the hands light 1 of day Doomed Starved in for Want days and to linger pain , .-,. Take Did they God curse ' s name their in vain wretched ? life , When the darkness that is felt Brought them nearer death What To thei r latest ignorance breath sugges ? t " God May make Heave their n protect future brigh our widows t ! ! If all is dark around us * Iri Heaven there is light . "

    A Dark Hint.

    A DARK HINT .

    Columns The Christy Of The Newspapers 'S...

    columns The Christy of the newspapers ' s Minstrels with are their still claims flooding to ori the ginality advertising , only are genuineness two companies and so performing on , and as in at London the present , one ' at moment St . James , there ' s furiousl Hall , and than the oth ever er . at St . George ' s Hail , the battle wages more occurred In these y to days tlje rival of coalition proprietors it is str that ange they that mig it should both not agree have to rel give y on up the advertising excellence each of their other programme down , and that to ensure they mi public ght fairl sup y - port cientl . Ni numerous gger minstrelsy to warrant has the now existence an audience of half of its a dozen own co suffi m - - by of panies mutual this y in time London forbearance the public , so the without know proprietors running as much mi any ght about enter risk . the _ into At originality a all contract events , , know genuin , and eness the , and consta royalty nt battle of Christy of lie-giving Minstrels in the as they newspapers care to is not only unbecoming , but unnecessarily extravagant .

    Your Money Or Your Life.

    YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE .

    Speak The More Harbou Correctly R Dues ,...

    speak The more harbou correctly r dues , a deputation Ramsgate has are waited to be on re the duced Presiden , or to t of the Board " matter of Trade to be , looked and the into matter " app is ears to be to looked be simply into . this : are that so the exorbitantly charges on vessels excessive m , aking that the use light of Ra fro m m sgate the Pier Har head bour has singl become e gale in a F terror ebruary to ne last edy , fourteen mariners . ps It were seems wrecked that during within a ten put miles the owners of the to port the , beca expense use the of taking shi p ma shelter sters . did Not not dare only to is this " the matter " , but it has actually been " matter " for order years to , s ecure scores a satisfactory of human p lives ercentage have bee the n sac cap rificed ital ex - pended Ramsgate in life the -boat construction does ( literally of the ) works a roaring . No business wonder when that each the little coasting vessel driven towards that lively watering-place , has to run on the rocks and be dashed to pieces , because it the cannot pier . afford to subscribe to the brass band which plays on

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 3, 1869, page 146, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_03041869/page/2/