We note with much satisfaction the announcement made on Thursday
by Mr. Mark Mayhew, Vice-Chairman of the Auto- mobile Club of Great Britain. Mr. Mayhew, who is a Lieutenant of the Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry, has sub- mitted to the Secretary of State for War a proposal to form a permanent corps of automobile Volunteers, and Mr. Brodrick has shown his approval of the scheme by appointing a small War Office Committee to decide on various details with regard to the corps previous to its becoming a definite arm of the Service. Mr. Mayhew's proposal is that the corps should consist of owners of automobiles willing to register one or more machines for military purposes when required, from time to time, and to drive or provide a qualified driver for each machine. The operations of the corps would be confined strictly to the United Kingdom. Members of the corps would be called upon to take part in manceuvres, to drive inspecting officers on their tours of inspection for periods of a few days, to take part in Staff rides, &c. It is proposed that while on duty members should be paid a sum, to be hereafter deter- mined, to cover expenses. The Committee will not meet till next month, but Mr. Mayhew has obtained sanction to proceed provisionally at once, so that a large and representative force may be formed before the Committee meets. We are glad to learn that a number of officers and gentlemen have already expressed their willingness to join the corps.
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