THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2673, 20 January 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

PRESENT POSITION BESULX OF EMERGENCY GALL THE TASK AHEAD The apparently strong . position '. in winch Wellington Military District found ; itself at the end of- last week has .been considerably disturbed ,by happenings this week;. . /'V 1 .;.- : • ' ' Thei districts quota of infantry for thol3th ■ Reinforcements is ; 493 men. At tho end of last week.-361 men had boen enrolled as available for that draft, so .that in the time-'between then and February .8 (oycir three. weeks) the district needed only 132 infantry. 'How-. . over, a, call camo for infantry to be sent into camp on January 18 (last Tuesday) to-fill gaps in the 11th and 12th Reinforcoments. Wellington district sent in 1-45 infantry, which, .reduces its'available men ' f rom 3.61 io 216, .and leaves . tho district 277- to get before February 8. • :-■ ~ - ■ Tho Wairarapa group contributed half . of :the'l4s, who. entered camp on Tuesday, and in doing so .almost depleted its fist of available infantry. Last week's return showed the group to have 75 infantry available.' 'Tuesday's call took 73. The following table shows how the . groups contributed to the call and what their position was immediately beforehand:— V-..- . .. Emer- . Avail- gency . able.» call. ■ City and suburbs ......... 112 17 Mo.na.watu and Wanga- . nui ■ 83 . , 30 Hawke's Bay and Pov- ' ortyßay. '44. "'•''.•.ls ■■■■ Wairarapa .......... v !., -..75 "■ /V 73 : Earanaki , 47 10 The position in which the groups now ■ standi is as follows:— • Left. To be obQuota. on books, tained. jSty .......'......134 . ■ 95 . . • '39 Manawatu ...101 50 48 Hawke's Bay 90 29 . 61' Wairarapa ... 67 2 65 faranaki ' _. 101 37 64 . District 493 216 277 Postal Men for Camp, .'Tie following men. from the City gronp were sent to Trent!am Camp yesterday, as postal sorters: — ■ . E. P. Heapby and M. E. iEafter (3rd and 4th' Battalion, N.Z.R.8.), and C. Dempsey (3rd Maori Reinforcements). City N.C.<Vs for February. -The following n.c.o.'s from the City group have been chosen (on probation) tor the 15th Reinforcements:— Infantry.—P. B. Broad, E. M.' C. Burr, J. B. Hally, A. M. Hannah, Rl J. Jellie, J. S. Marsden, V, G. Parkin. Mounted Rifles. —J. E Baigent, H. H. Booth, C. H. Lawrence. Artillery.—E. C. Hale, A. L. E. Mays- , mor, P. H. W. Maysmor. Engineers.—E.' Kirbby. These prospective n.c.o.'s will go into camp on February 8, when the' men for tho. 13th: Reinforcoments go in.

THE LATEST RECRUITS. ■ Tho following fit men have been enrolled in the City:—

E. 11. Coad, cneesomaker, City: (Infantry). Alcar BurciSj Fmcsman, Tima.ru (Wireless). W. H- JSoden, clerk, (Sty (Infantry). . E. G. Buchanan, painter, City (Infantry). ' ■ - / K. 0. jPegg) fanner, Haywards (Monnied).' > Charles H.. Hares, surfaceman, Ctosb Creek (A.S.C;). E. G. Fuller, clerk, City (Signal). \ William Harrisoa, carpenter, Lyall Bay (Engiucurs). r D. BaUam, driver, Kilbiniie, (Mounted). ' ; Edgar Rash, ■ milkman, Kilbiniie (Infantry). Thomas- Aitclrison, ..labourer, City (Infantry). ' James Ward, labourer, City try)J. I". Harrison,, bank teller, City (Infantry). • Charles- Brush, labourer; City (Infantry)-.. i Stuart "Wallaco-Jones, gardener, City (InfantryJV Thomas G. Matthews, driver, City (Mounted). John 11. Grigg, Civil Servant, City (Artillery). John Henry Tliompson, plumber, Seatoun (Infantry). Asliby. Frank "Wilson v cutter, Citv (Artillery).. John F. Clemmins, nainter, Petone (Artillery). ;?G€orge 'C. Smith, farmer; Johnsonville (Infantry).. George H.. Lane, farm hand, Petone (Engineers). . . Bertram 0.. Watkins, farmer, Petone (Engineers). Norman Boyce, telegraphist, City (Wireless). N. W. A. Newhold, electrician, City ■ (Ambulance). :Ivon Hildreth, plasterer, Newtown (Ambulance)! . .• .. . »S. A. Thomas, warehouseman, Newtown (Ai-tillery). A. Bannister, seaman, Ngahauranga (Infantry). .Alexander Elliott, clerk, Newtown (Ambulance). James S. Hanna, solicitor. Hataitai (Infantry, N.C.0.). : • ".William. J, .. Dobson,..: cabinetmaker,. Obirnie (Mounted). Alexander Macrae, mechanic, City (Engineers). , Thomas Henry Ash, seaman, Newtown (Mounted). ■ :F. F. Gillies, driver,-City (Mounted). B. C. Ashwin, Civil. Servant. City (SitTnal). ' ' "Williani■;> J. ".'. Thomas, railway employee, City-(Mounted). ; ; H. Rifldlor, railway employee, Petone (Mounted). F. F. S!gl«mw, groom, Greytown (Mounted). John F. Orr, compositor, City (Infantry). . ■ ■■. - Peter Douglas, boot-finisher, Newtown (Artillery). Before a..recmit poes into caran it is the custom "for his friends to make him a Mr. A. E. M. Bowl and states that he is prepared to give -a special rebate of 15 per cent. (3s. in tho £) off all soldier's requisites, such as wristht watches, binoculars, etc.—Advt.