Further information as to the Scottish Volunteer Review proves that
the War Office is not to blame for the un- fortunate contretemps described in our last issue. It is now dearly established that the movement was initiated by "the local authorities," who, on being informed that precedents were against a grant of money for the conveyance of troops, and that no money had been voted for the purpose, requested Mr. Arnold-Forster to make this a special case, and stated that 24,000 would be sufficient. As a result of this appeal, the Army Council agreed to find the money, 'though at the expense of other services," the administration of the sum and the conduct of the Review being placed at once in the hands of the general officer commanding. These facts are set forth in an official statement issued by the War Office, which adds that this is the first occasion on which the War Office has provided funds to cover the travelling expenses of Volunteers proceeding to a Royal Review. Further light is thrown on the episode by the Scotsman of last Saturday, which asserts that the subsequent deadlock was due to a miscalculation as to the sum required to cover the expenses of the Volunteers, which led in turn to the appeal of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh to the chief Scottish Corporations to supply the• deficit.
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