SIB.,—I have been very much interested in the letters of
" Volunteer Field Officer," especially that in your issue of April 8th giving the numbers of Volunteers who patriotically offered their services hi South Africa in 1900. I have no means of knowing, but it occurs to me that the objection of the authorities to allowing more Volunteers to proceed on service to South Africa may have been connected with the fact that their services were considered indispensable at that time for home defence. I cordially sympathise with " Volunteer Field Officer's " wish that no able-bodied man should be turned back who presents himself for any military training, as I think the time has now come when the nation should make up its mind that our best security lies in requiring every able-bodied young man to go through a year's military training, and to keep up his shooting after so as to fit himself for home defence if needs be.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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