FEWER RECRUITS YESTERDAY

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22910, 5 January 1940, Page 8

FEWER RECRUITS YESTERDAY

TOTAL OF 77 IN TWO DAYS MEDICAL BOARD SITTINGS Recruiting eased slightly in Christchurch yesterday, the enlistments numbering 2.7. by .7.30. p.m. . The total enlistments for Wednesday were 50. Another recruiting meeting will be held to-night in Cathedral square, after a parade by Class II Reserves. ■' under Colonel H. C. Hurst. The parade, will leave King Edward Barracks at 7.30 p.m. The route will be Cashel and High streets to the Square. The reservists will be headed by two bands and will form up outside Warner's Hotel, from the balcony of which .recruiting speeches will be given*. " ,'• " Three medical beards will sit at King Edward - Barracks to-morrow to examine recruits, and arrangements have been made for further examinations to be made next Wednesday. Latest enlistments are:— Amtmah, Albert Edward, lorry driver, 12 Baretta "street, Spreydon. Appleyard, Victor Stanley, electrician. 62 .Wyon street,. Christchurch. Bailey, Edward Cornelius Benhor, contractor, Port Levy. Barton, Alfred Harding, farm labourer. c/o. J. Chamberlain, Springston Basil-Jones, Courtney Wynne: carpenter; 36 Onslow street. St. Albans Bennett, Cyril Gordon, farmer, Bennetts. Bird, Thomas Henry, brassmoulder's apprentice, 44 Exeter, street. Lyttelton. Bradford, Thomas Norman, truck driver. 9 Nawnham terrace, Riccarton. Britton, Reginald Arthur, stonemason's labourer. .28 Austin. street. Waltham. Brunton, John .Rennie, unemployed. 274 Gloucester street, Christchurch. Butler, Douglas, labourer, Oxford. Butler, Terence, bush labourer, Oxford. .... Carter, John George, bootmaker. 273 Stanmore road, Richmond. Cross, Charles Edmund Strowan, clerk 50 Burnside road, Fendalton. Daley, Albert Edward painter 331 Armagh street.-Chnstchurch' de Bazin, Charles Martel, unemployed fitter and turner. 62 Paulson street, Addington. Fraser. Victor. Douglas • unemployed, 42 St. James avenue, Papanui. Fullen, John Charles, labourer 22 Facke street, St. Albans. Gray, Robert, labourer, 8 Antigua street, Sydenham! Griffin, .James, xinemployed, 8 Lake terrace road, Bufwood. Gunh. Donald William, tractor driver c/o D. Petrie. Coldstream, Rangiora. t •.- Heggie, Alexander, power linesman, 349 Barbadoes street, Christchurch. Meikle. William John, council employee. 154 Tancred street, Linwood. Middletoh, Hugh K., clerk. .P.W.D Pari nassus.': ■■' • ■'• -■ Millar, Andrew, butcher cook. Grand Hotel,-Christchurch: Money. Harold . Richard, agent, - 296 Gloucester street,. Christchurch. Mooney, Jolin Ronald Anthony; ma- „ chinist, • Arcadia' Hotel. Moor house avenue, Christchurch. Moreton. Frank..P.W.D.. labourer. Do? mett. - .-• •'- '.'• "*;■ Peoples, 'Richard Michael,' porter. 54 . Hastings : street,-Sydenham. Pitama, .Hoaßii}..labourer* Tuahiwi. Rennie, Donald .Newton* labourer. * French ' Farm. .." ,: Roper, David Alphonsus. shop mana- • ger, 19 Hills road, Shirley. Ross. John, unemployed, Glenroy. Salt; Edward Henry, lorry-driver. 43 Sylvester street. Woolston.' \ ". ; : Sinclair. "William Alexander? freezing works hand. Wilson -street, Isling- • ' ton: "...; : .' :- ■•- .-,.-.. Stace, Roy Eric, unemployed. 109 May's . road, Papanui. .. . ..'•' Tindall, Clark, driver, 84 Milton street. Christchurch. «; Waring, Jasper Antony*: porter. 76 Chester street. Christchurch.v. • - Webb. James William, hotel porter, 19 ' William "street. 7 Christchurclv' TIMARU . [FroaOar Own Reporter.3 • TTJVIARU, January 4.* - Another excellent .response to the appeal for recruits for the 2nd Echelon of the.Special Force -was made" in Timaru to-day when there were 10 enlistments, bringing the total ior the office to 462. A,medical .board" sat today and examined about 40 men "besides others who came up for reclassificatioh. To-day's enlistment* were:— Bray. Harold, lorry-driver, Fairlie/ Cumming, Berkeley Clifford, labourer, Tirnaru. .Mcß.eth, Donald, groom, Rosewill.. Mackenzie, William, labourer; Timaru. "McLachlan, -Lachlan, motor-driver. Wairhate. ; ; Morgan, Horace Rehu Staveley, labourer, Timaru. • Patrick, Stanley Seftbn. motor-driver. Geraldine. Stowell, James Hampton, labourer, St. ; Andrews. - ........ Waters, Evan Augustus, labourer, Temuka. GREYMOUTH GREYMOUTH, January <* There were five enlistments to-day at Greymouth., They: were:--Chirin, Archibald Percival, Hokitifea. Gillanders,: Archibald Seaforth. Koi- ■' terangi. ■ - - I Henderson, Herbert Alexander. -Still- i water. . . Roberts. Richard John. Hokitika. Thomson. Raymond . Thomas, Cobden. • -Greymouth. The total of enlistments -at Greymouth. is- now 326.

COMMUNITY SINGING

FAREWELL TO POPULAR LEADER The* Civic Theatre- was well filled yesterday, for the community "sing" held as part of -.the city's recruiting campaignt In fact, long before the doors were opened, there.was a queue waiting for admission. Interest was lent to;the event through the presence of Corporal W. McNair, of the 20th New Zealand Rifle Battalion, a former song-leader, who will leave with the Ist Echelon.' for overseas. -He was given an affectionate farewell by community - singers. . "Should Germany emerge victorious from this, conflict, then Jit is certain that the swastika will "fly even, over this very building." said Mr 5- G.- Holland, M.P., in an address to the audience. Mr Holland wished Corporal McNair success in a great venture and promised him a warm welcome on his return.- - ■ • :'.

. After stating the cause for which the British Empire was fighting, Mr Holland referred.to the men who marched through the streets on Wednesday. They were magnificent, he said, and Canterbury could not let them down. Further drafts were urgently needed and each must play his part. The women particularly had a duty fp-influence eligible young men to disgorge their national obligations. ' It Sas hard for mothers and sweethearts, It the precious .heritage' of freedom M 5 worth fighting* for. 6tfe*f speakers were' the Deputy- ' fbgror , <Mr J. S. . Barnett) and the mm/Merit of the Christchurch Retgnutd. Soldiers' Association (Mr A. E. !

MEN FOR SECOND ECHELON

PROGRESS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT HAWKE'S BAY-WAIRARAPA QUOTA FILLED TTHE PRESS Special Service. 1 WELLINGTON, January 4. ■ With the 2nd Echelon due to go into camp on January 12. the Central Military District has. now approximately nali the •men required in tne balance available lrom muse already joined up aha wno are nt ior service, out have uoi yea been pcs<.ea to camps, xhe .juotaior xa,e aicLrict for the ind Echejori'is 1744", and there are now 880 available ipr pusuug- to camp, and 950 .sttu to ■be mcdicauy examined. The proportion ox ht men in tnose already dnnstea is more than hail, thus ensuring (hat in tne aoo suli to be examined there will be 400 to 500 men at lor service, and more who will be classed temporarily untit, but who can oe brought up to service standard with jercain attentions. The No..7.Area, Hawke's Bay-Waira-rapa, has the distinction of being the first to fill its quota, and it has in effect made a start with the nucleus of the 3rd Echelon. The quota lor Area iive (Wellington district and Hutt Valley) is still more than 500 short, but there are 400 to be: medically examined, and these should yield 'at- least 200 fit men. Area. six (WangariuiPalmerston North) has more than half its 2nd echelon quota, with 200 men still to be examined whose fit proportion should raise the total close to that required. Area eight (Taranaki) has the least number available, and exclusive of 150 men to be examined, it is 170 short in its requirement of 255.' Since recruiting began on September 12, 6483 men have .volunteered in. the Central Military District (2525 from Wellington and Hutt). Of these 3694 were fit. and 2437 have been sent to camp. THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM ' PRIME MINISTER CONFIDENT GOVERNMENT TO MAKE DRIVE • FOR RECRUITS IPEESS. ASSOCIATION rELESBAM.) ! ■ ■• WELLINGTON; January '4. ; A firm belief that-all the men needed for all arms of the service would be forthcoming under the voluntary system was expressed by the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), in an interview this morning. : "I am npt prepared to admit that the average .New Zealander has lost his sense of proportion, as I feel 'he must, realise if he does not enlist ana go where the war is how; he will eventually have to enlist and fight a lone hand if he stays at home," said Mr Savage. "Without assistance from Britain, export becomes an impossibility and without export, the whole of pur economic life will be strangled. "It is only by sending our produce to Britain that we can hope to get machinery and raw materials to build the nation we have talked so much about; I have no more love for- 'wai\ than the average man.. Every person that knows me knows my viewSy'dn. this subject, but it is absolutely e§jential that we get the mem and the Governmentsintends;to make an- immediate, drive-for "recruits. "I have sufficient confidence in the young-men of this country to believe | thai they will Qjlist. knowing; the responsibility which they carry.' i Mr,. Savage .emphasised again that there was to be more equality of sacrifice. He said that he was not going to ask men to go: abroad and fight for New Zealand with' the jprospect of returning to participate in the burden of huge war debts. "The Government is already planning for the afterrwar period" he sauL "it is a big job, but it has to be faced. In reply to a question, Mr Savage said that-it had not yet been decided by the Cabinet whether Parliament would reassemble before February 8. to which date it was adjourned. seven bands to be ■;;; /'-formed " • FOUR FOR OVERSEAS; THREE ■IN NEW ZEALAND CAMPS ASSOCIATION rSLEGEAH.) WELLINGTON, January 4. It is announced by Mr R. H. Nimmo that, through the assistance - of the National Patriotic Fund Board, sufficient band instruments have been acquired to supply all the requirements of the Expeditionary Force in accordance with the establishment laid down. After conferences with.-; Major-Gen-eral Freyberg,- it has been decided that an establishment of seven bands be set up. Three will remain permanently in camp in New Zealand and four will proceed overseas, being one for' each brigade and one for. divisional troops, such as artillery, machine-gun corps, and all other units of a division. RALLY HELD AT NEW BRIGHTON TWO ENLISTMENTS RECEIVED As a result of a recruiting rally I held at New Brighton last evening two j married men,- one of whom served , four years and a half in the last war. enlisted. _The meeting was preceded I by a procession through the main street comprising the two engines of.the New Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade, a. decorated car from the traffic department' of the Christchurch City Council, "and a car from the Army Service Corps.'. The New Brighton Municipal Band also' took part. The meeting was held in the open air and was largely attended. Colonel H. C. Hurst referred to the urgent need for recruits for the 2nd Echelon, and said that there appeared to be many young men nt + °d to serve a"? soldiers. The Mayor (Mr E. L. Smith) said that ho thought it was not that the men did not want to enlist, but they did not realise the seriousness, of the occasion. I' Mr T). A. Russell (vice-president of the Christchurch Returned Sogers' Association"* read the Prime Minister's message and said that he had no doubt that "when th<=s youns men had had time to put their affairs in order they would come forward and enlist. FIRST ECHELON OFFICERS Captain H. T. Jennings's name was omitted from the list •of officers for the Ist" Echelon, published in "The Press." Captain Jennings is the senior captain of the. 4th' Field Ambulance of the New Zealand Medical Corps.

NAVAL RESERVE AT WORK

MANY MEN DRAFTED TO JOBS IMPORTANT SERVICE FOR DOMINION Little has been said so far of the war activities of the Royal Naval Volunteer* Reserve in New Zealand, but that does not mean that the Navy has not been playing its part here. Names and figures are not permitted to be published, but an authoritative state - ment indicates that quite a few officers and ratings of "the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve have left ChrxSichurch lor service at sea. Some ox them have gone overseas; others . are doing important work" about the coasts ot New Zealand. Royal Nav.* Reservists are now serving in every unit of the Hew Zealand Division of the Royal Navy and the training of the reservists not yet called up is being accelerated so that any future demand on the ranks of the division will be answered. No recruiting has taken place since the outbreak 'of the war. It was explained yesterday by an authority that the public did not always appreciate that the Royal Naval Volunteer . Reserve, as such, had no option but to serve when hostilities broke out. The men .of the reserve were reservists, pure and simple, and had to answer the call to duty whenever required. The majority of the officers and men who have been drafted to date from the reserve into active service have gone straight into their jobs, without any additional training. This indicates the extent of their training during peacetime. In fact, many of the men drafted out of the reserve have relieved active personnel.. The work these men. officers and ratings, have been called on to do covers a wide ■range of the Navy's activities, and shows how valuable has been their peace-time organisation.

WORK OF DISABLED SOLDIERS

INSPECTION BY GENERAL FREYBERG IPBBSB tSSOCIATIOS TBUEOBAMJ WELLINGTON, January 4. In spite of a press of engagements and official business, Major-General B C. Freyberg found time this afternoon to visit the disabled soldiers' shop in Farish street, Wellington. He was obviously interested in the work of the disabled soldiers, and commented on the quality and variety of articles on display. On behalf of disabled soldiers connected with the manufacture of goods in Wellington, Mr F. Louden, Wellington district employment officer, presented General t'reyberg with a pah- of gold cuff, links set in paua shell, a silver powder bowl inlaid with paua shell for his wife, and a carved box of New Zealand woods in the form of a Maori whare for his son at school in England. In conversation with Mr Louden, General Freyberg, after expressing pleasure at the gifts, said he was sorry that time did not permit him to visit the factory where the articles were made, and that had he known about the v work being, done, he would have made a point of doing so. .During"tne visit, which lasted nearly half aft Sdiirl General Freyberg, bought , for .his."wife two paua shell brooches, and also purchased a set of cuff links.

AUCKLAND PARADE OF SPECIAL FORCE

STIMULUS TO RECRUITING I.PHE3S. ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, January 4. The parade of troops of the Ist Echelon in Auckland on v~dnesday has given, a "remarkable fillip to listments for the 2nd Echelon ot the Special Force. For the two days up to 5 p.m. to-day the total enlistments in Auckland, were 174. In comparison with previous weeks , when enlistments were comparatively slow, the drill hall has been kept exceedingly .. busy . during the last few days. There has been a constant flow of men anxious to enlist, and it has been necessary to engage extra staff to handle the work.

SOLDIERS THANKFUL FOR GIFTS

CHRISTMAS CHEER IS APPRECIATED The military authorities at Lyttelton and. coastal camps and at the-Burn-ham, Camp have written .to the Mayor of Christchurch, Mr'R.M. Macfarlane, M.P., expressing their appreciation of the action of the Canterbury Patriotic Fund in making available to soldiers Christmas and New Year cheer. Gifts of poultry, chocolates," and cigarettes were received by the men, and they ■voiced their feelings that some acknowledgement -should be made- of very welcome good cheer. , ■ .

MARCH THROUGH . SYDNEY

SIX THOUSAND MEN OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY (Received January 4, 11.30 p.m.) , : SYDNEY, January 4. A portion of Australia's new army for overseas -marched through Sydney's main traffic thoroughfares today in brilliant sunshine. They were cheered by an admiring crowd of ;half 'a million who thronged the route for two and a half miles* The 'saluting' base outside the city Town Hall was occupied by an impressive 'group of military leaders, including the Governor-General I (Lord Gowrie) and the Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces (Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Blarney). ' Sis? thousand men took part in the parade, which created ; a deep impression among the people. , -,