THE WORCESTERSHIRE CORPS OF GUIDES. [To VIII EDITOR or TR.
uEPECTATOR."]
think that you will be interested to know that the War Office propose to accept the services of the County Corps of Guides on the occasion of the Army manoeuvres, which are to be held this year in the counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worceeterahire. The procedure which I propose to adopt in this county, with the approval of the military authorities, is as follows : A list of the names and addresses of all Guides registered in the manoeuvre area will be prepared, and a copy will be in the hands of all officers in command of the troops operating in the county, while a manoeuvre map will be pro- vided showing the parishes in which a Guide resides, who is prepared to offer his services on application. It is anticipated that the Guides will be able to render valuable service both to the troops and to the landowners and farmers, in the latter case by pointing out the positions of fruit farms, orchards, hop gardens, Ac., so that unnecessary damage may be avoided during the picking season. The Guides have been requested to make themselves acquainted with all details the knowledge of which is likely to be of use to the troops, and it is satis- factory to know that the great majority of the Guides have readily consented to come forward and offer their services on this occasion, so far as their private occupations will permit. I am confident that the experience of the forthcoming manmuvres will bring conclusive proof of the potential value in war of an organized body of local Guides.—I am, Sir, Esc., H. BERKELEY HILL (Major), Chief Guide, Worcestershire Corps of Guides, Draycolt Lodge, Kempsey, Worcester.
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