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NAVAL AND MILITARY
KING'S MEDAL COMPETITION
EKmination Series To Be Held At
Sandy Bay Rifle Range
'TJHE elimination to select the Tas-
manian representative to take
part in the final competition tor the
King's medal, awarded by the King to
the champion rille shot of the Austra-
lian Military Forces, will be hold at the
Sandy Bay range beginning at 3.30 a.m.
on Saturday, when unit representa-
tives In Tasmania will compete. The
Permanent Forces representatives are
-Capt. E. E. Grant (Australian Staff
Corps), Lieut. E. D. Mills (22nd Light
Horse Regiment), Lieut. J. D. Bow-
tell (6th Field Brigade). Major R. A.
Milledge (12th Field Co.), Lance-Sergt,
L. A. Colgrave (12-50th Battalion),
Corporal M. C. Jarvis (40th Battalion),
and Warrant Officer N. H.'B. Bowden
(Supply and Transport Co.). The
final competition will be held at Long
Bay, Sydney, on June 10.
Earl Roberts' Trophy
TN the Earl Roberts Imperial Cadet
trophy rifle competition, which ls
a match fired by teams of senior
cadets throughout the Empire, the sen-
ior cadet corps of the Hutchins School,
Hobart, secured 11th place. Condi-
tions for the competition, which is to
be held during this year, have been re-
ceived from England, and it is expect-
ed that all cadet units in Tasmania
will fire elimination matches to decide
the Tasmanian representative team.
Brighton Camp
""THE 12th Mixed Brigade Signals,
under the command of Capt. J. A.
Letcher, is in camp at Brighton race-
course,- and today will move towards
Richmond to Install a complete sys-
tem ot comniunicatlons, which would
be required for forces ^operating from
Brighton along the Main Rd'.- towards
Richmond: An arterial system o£
field telephone cable connected with
a field exchange (with which head-
quarters is linked), radio telephony,
and wireless telegraphy, visual sig-
nalling, and despatch riders, will be
utilised In' the transmission of the
messages, which have been framed so
as to give exercise to the whole of the
organisation of the Signals. Valuable
work Is being done in planning the
system of communications, and the
test of the practical working of such
a system ls only possible during camp
training. 1
Supply and Transport
T^HE 12 th Mixed Brigade Supply and
; Transport Co., under the com-
mand of Major ' W. H. Gray, also ls
encamped ,at Brighton racecourse,
where separate training is being car-
ried out by the supply section and the
motor transport section" of the com-
pany. The company will execute ari
exercise based on the requirements of
supplies of foodstuffs,' forage, and
ammunition, for a force of about 5,000
men operating In the Richmond-Sorell
area. The organisation of the depots
from'which the Supply Co. despatches'
requirements amounting to some tons
a day, and the transport organisation
for loading,Utting, and delivery to the
various units spread over about 12
square miles of country, will be work-
ed out in detail. .
The organisation of supply and
transport has . become of paramount
importance In' modern operations, be-
cause of the constant and heavy de-
mands for foodstuffs and ammunltior
required by a soldier in the field, an¿
especially because of the fact that s
system which will provide for possible
Interruption from hostile air actior
must be maintained efficiently. Un-
less the efficiency of the soldier li
maintained by fulfilling constantly al
his needs of food and ammunition, the
efficiency of the army at once would
he reduced considerably, and il ls this
fact that has brought into being an or-
ganisation which under the test of the
Great War managed to function effie!-'
ently, and which since then has been
Improved In many respects.
Ground Survey
p'ORTY officers and-non-commission-
ed officers of the 40th' Battalion
were in camp at Campania last Sunday
studying the ground over which an ex-
ercise will be carried out at night dur-
ing the Baster camp. Training in the
Held Includes development of an "eye
for country," to ascertain its possibili-
ties for use for attack and defence, and
to secure the ,best advantages for the
operation of "machine-guns and the
whole organisation ot the battalion.
The leading of troops at night presents
greater difficulties than during daylight,
but a determination of the state of the
ground by day enables the military lead-
er to fix definite landmarks and com-
pass bearings to assist him.
Annual Gymkhana
rPHE gymkhana to be hold on Anzac
Day afternoon at the Elwick show
ground, where the championship com-
petitions of the Militia Forces and
senior cadet corps in Tasmania will be
decided, Is arousing Interest throughout
the State, and strong representation is
expected from Northern districts. The
competitions will comprise events in
which most ot the training that the
militia man undertakes will be shown,
as well as athletics and spectacular
mounted events.
This week allotments of horses have
been made to the mounted teams from
Hobart units, so that active training for
the final weeks can bo carried out on
the horses on which the competitors
will take part. A tug-of-war team has
been entered by the 22nd Light Horse
Regiment from Longford, and by the
end of the week, when entries for the
event close, it is expected that about
eight teams will have entered. En-
tries for other events are being taken,
so that by the closing dato the whole of
the organisation for running the 24
events listed can be completed. A staff
of Borne 50 judges, stewards, etc., will
be employed.
Appointments
LIEUT.-COL. D. CAMERON, 22nd
Light Horse Regiment, has been
permitted to accept an extension for
two years of his appointment as aide
de-camp to the Governor (Sir Ernest
Clark), as from February 17 last.
.Lindsay Nell MácKInnon, 12-50th
Battalion; has been appointed to be lieu-
tenant on probation.
Albin Aaron Ashwood, Reserve
Forces, has been appointed to be hon-
orary captain while commanding the
Stanley Cable Guard.
Warrant-Offlcer G. F. Willis, 12-50th
Battalion, hos been awarded tho Aus-
tralian Efficiency Medal.
Colonel (temporary Brigadier) J. T.
McColl, Australian Staff Corps, has
been placed upon the retired list, 2nd
Military District, with the honorary
rank of brigadier.
Air Vice-Marshal . H. R. Nicholl has
been appointed Air Officer Commanding
the Royal Air Force, Middle East, with
effect from a date in March last. Air
Vice-Marshal Nicholl, whose head-
quarters are at Cairo, ls 56 years of
age, and the oldest officer of his rank.
Since 1935 he has been lent to the
Australian Air Force 'as Air Member
for Personnel.
Infantry Competitions
"THE Devonport Platoon of the
12-50th Battalion has been
selected to represent the bat-
talion, and the New Norfolk
Platoon to represent the 40th
Battalion in the platoon compe-
tition which is one of the items
in the infantry competition for
the cup given by the Governor
(Sir Ernest Clark). This section
of the competition will be held at
Hobart this month.
Health and Hygiene
rrHE 12th Field Ambulance and 7th
Field Hygiene Section, under the
command of Lleut.-Col. S. G. Gibson,
are in camp at the Jordan River, Pont-
ville, for training during the current
week. The army system provides for
the maintenance ot the health of the
soldier, and also for the treatment of
casualties from sickness or Injuries. The
Field Ambulance has a staff of fully
qualified medical officers, and a person-
nel trained in transporting casualties, as
well as nursing and undertaking exten-
sive first-aid treatment. The hygiene
section carries out similar duties to
those ot health inspectors. ' Its mem-
bers act as advisors on hygiene in the
area occupied by troops, and assist in
the provision of all appliances which
aim at checking the spread of disease.
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