RECRUITING IN THE CITY

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22823, 23 September 1939, Page 19

RECRUITING IN THE CITY

SLIGHT INCREASE IN ENLISTMENTS 41 MEN REGISTERED YESTERDAY DISTRICT QUOTA NOT FILLED Although an improvement was recorded, 41 men registering, the recruiting in Christchurch yesterday was again considered to be disappointing by the authorities. The quota for the special force from the Southern Military Command is not filled, although the Army authorities had hoped that recruiting would improve. A recruiting rally will be held at Lancaster Park to-day before the representative Rugby football match, and the recruiting office in Hereford street will remain open until 9 p.m. Medical boards yesterday examined 172 men in Christchurch. The results of the medical examinations in Canterbury are now:—

Temp. Perm. Examined. Fit. unfit, unfit. Christchurch 955 1 630 292 33 Timaru .. 262 150 51 61 Ashburton . 99 56 27 16

Totals 1316 830 370 110 Yesterday’s enlistments included:— Anderson, John, farmer, Charteris Bay. Bennett, Cyril Gordon, farmer, Ben-

netts. Bouterey, Michael, motor driver, Wai-

kari. Burtt, Noel Vincent, commercial traveller, 5 Barrie street, Christ-

church. Browne, Harold Alexander, communication line erector, 24 Birdwood

avenue, Beckenham. Claridge. Douglas Palmer, salesman, 900 Colombo street, Christchurch. Comer, James Flower, lithographer,

Watsons road, Sockburn. Cocks, Patrick Somers, institution officer, Templeton. Comfort, Raymond Douglas, carpenter, 22 Blake street. South Brighton. Connolly, Joseph Richard John, serviceman, 70 Martindale road,

Heathcote. Costello. William Timothy, truck driver, Darfleld. Croat, Raymond, labourer, South-

bridge. Garrett, Edmund Mervyn, abattoir employee, 42 Junction road, Hornby. Gillies, John Munro, farmer, Burnham. Guyton, Cecil Carlton, carpenter, 16 Abberley crescent, St. Albans. Heybourn. Dudley Alirn, compositor,

Hoar. Oswald Charles, garage hand,

110 Hills road, St. Albans. Holmes, Morris Neil, porter. Rhodes

Convalescent Home, Cashmere. Henderson, Denison Charles, linotype operator. Avers street. Rangiora. House, Neville Maitland, sawmill hand.

Culvcrden. ' Johnson, Geoege Alfred Lance, storeman. 113 Chester street, Chnst-

church. , Kennedy, Callum, labourer, 281 Fitzgerald avenue, Christchurch, Kirkness, Melville Jack Hall, labourer. 53 Sinclair street. New Brighton. Lawrence, Arthur Gwynne, head shepherd, Mount Hilton, Hawarden. McDonald. Leslie, farm labourer, 12 Thames street, St. Albans. McDonald, Robert Ross, boilermaker, 15 Wellington street. Linwood. Morten, Tom Bassett, shepherd. Ahuriri, Tai Tapu. Osborne Albert Edward, farm hand. Cashmere Estate. Cashmere. Rankin, Harrv. school teacher. Wainui. Banks Peninsula. Richards. Samuel Evan, linesman. Public Works Department. Waikari. Roberts. Frederipk Charles, 270 West Clifton, Sumner. Schultz, Leslie Edgar, labourer. 417 Montreal street. Christchurch. Semb. Reginald Merton, labourer and electrician, 313 Cambridge terrace, Christchurch. Sinclair, Andrew, taxi driver, 44 Victoria street Rangiora. Smith. Alexander, tractor driver. Te Pirita, Rakaia. Stewart, Alexander, painter, 24 Stevens street. Linwood. Weepu, Ihaia, labourer. Duvauchelle. Wright, Charles, labourer, Public Works camp North Canterbury. Wylie, Gerald Thomas, institution officer, Templeton. ASHBURTON , Recruits at Ashburton yesterday numbered seven, bringing the total at the depot to 110. Enrolments yesterd3*v v/crci - • Bell, David Boyd, c/o Borough Council, Ashburton. . _ . _, Forde, Michael Joseph, New Zealand Railways. Ashburton. Lorimer, William Alexander, PenAnnett, 130 Alford Forest road, Ashburton. Lowe, William Wilson, Eiffelton R.D., Ashburton. . • , . .. Price, Harold, 143 Wills street, AshburRidden, Arnold Cecil Carl, New Zealand Railways, Ashburton. TIMARU Enlistments at Timaru yesterday numbered 12, making a total of 287. Of these 150 men have been declared fit, 51 temporarily unfit, and 61 permanently unfit. Yesterday’s enlistments were:— Brennan, John, labourer, 7 South street, Timaru. Delury, James Lawrence, mill employee, 196 Church street west, Timaru. ... 1 Flanagan, George Patrick, porter, 154 Otipua road. Timaru. Grace, Charles Edward, teamster, Temuka. •. „ Greig, Douglas, lorry driver, 16 Elizabeth street, Timaru. Hunter. Eric Douglas, salesman, 36 Seddon street, Timaru. Irving, William James, lorry driver, 47 Hassel street. Timaru. Railton, Alexander Worthley, team- ■ ster. Waimate. Shand, John AHen Tressillian, shepherd, 12 Te Weka street, Timaru. ; Sprague, Richard Robert, labourer, 115 King street, Timaru. ‘ Whitley, William Stanley, labourer, 19 Baker street, Timaru. : Wilson, Sydney Robert* hotel porter, 117 Wai-iti road, Timaru. GREYMOUTH There were three further enlistments at Greymoilth yesterday, as follows: —; Kennedy, Alexander Robert, Dunollie. : Hutson,. Herbert,, Blackball. , Thompson, Edward, Ikainatua. The total is now 171. The following West Coast non-com-: missioned officers will assemble at Burnham on Wednesday next for preliminary training. Sergeant G. Brown (Greymouth). Sergeant S. Musson (Greyfhouth). Sergeant D. Conning (Hokitika). Corporal J. Rathbun. Corporal F. J. Sweetmah. Corporal M. Taylor (Greymouth). Corporal JC. C. ;Walla<£ XHokitikaV

CENTRAL MILITARY DISTRICT

DETAILS OF ENROLMENTS .(press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, September 22. ' Latest figures in the Central Military District .for the special force are:— >» T 3 ‘u rrs <U 03 0) I I • I .g. C X £5 <UJB W W

FIVE OFFICERS ENLIST Officers who have enlisted are;— LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Holland, A. (Infantry). CAPTAIN Gillies, j. M. (Burnham), Infantry. LIEUTENANTS Anderson, J. (Charteris Bay), Mounted Rifles. Connolly, J. R. J. (Heathcote), Infantry. Morten, T. B. (Tai Tapu), C.Y.C. FIGURES FOR WHOLE DOMINION (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, September 22. Dominion enlistments for the special military force up to 8.30 last night totalled 12,564. The number medically examined is 9323, of whom 5518 are fit and 2598 temporarily unfit. NEW ZEALAND UNIT IN BRITAIN [From Our Parliamentary Repbrter.l WELLINGTON. September 22. A cabled report that a New Zealand volunteer unit was being trained in Great Britain was confirmed td-day by the Minister for Defence (the Hon. F. Jones). He said that arrangements had been made for the organisation of New, Zealanders in Great Britain who were medically fit, to be formed, into a Dominion military unit. “In the event of a New Zealand special force being sent overseas this unit will be attached to it on its arrival in Great Britain,” Mr Jones said. - RUGBY UNION’S SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT (PRESS ASSOCIATION TEUEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, September 22. The council of the New Zealand Rugby Union 1 conveyed to the Government the utmost support and allegiance of players and officials,. and expressed appreciation to clubs of the way members had responded to the .call to enlist, . . ,

Area 5— 233 Wellington . - 1694 1622 832 557 Area 6— 29 Wanganui 352 292 198 65 Palmerston N. 474 349 198 112 39 Area 7— 132 108 Napier 889 643 405 Gisborne 378 224 104 80 40 Area 8— 48 New Plymouth 345 287 180 59 Hawera 382 •302 165 89 48 Totals .. 4514 3719 2082 1094 503