MEN AND' THE CALL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2741, 8 April 1916, Page 6

MEN AND' THE CALL

STILL A SHORTAGE

THE MAN WHO WANTS TO GO WITH THE 29th REINFORCEMENTS

LATEST ENLISTMENTS

The Wellington City (Group ,5) quota for the Infantry section of the Fifteenth lteinforcements was reduced by seven yesterday, and now istands 58 short. Ike shortage for the whole of the Wellington district yesterday morning, was 270. Evpi-y effort is being made to persuade men who are listed for other units (particularly Artillery and Army, Service Corps) to throw in their lot with the Infantry arid make a break for camp, but the results are not as encouraging as the authorities would like. While there are many good men and true on these lists who nominated their unit because they genuinely considered that they were .best suited for the work, and perhaps because they knew it would give them a few more weeks to wind up their affairs, there are many who oould make the transfer without any great inconvenience, and ar? hanging on to delay the date of going into camp as long as possible. Hard to Shift. "They're hard to shift, I tell you— there's some waiting for the twentyninth contingent, and then they won't go!" isaid one of the officers yesterday. "For the life of me,. I can't imagine why every young. fellow is not keen to be in it! It comes to this, that, there's a good many 'funks,' and it won't be long before everyone will know it. Of course, the gentleman who would enlist with the '29th's' wants his badge right away. He's most eager to get his badge, but those that are 'listing so far ahead that they're out of 6ight do not get a badge. It's only when they're timed to go into camp within six months that badges are given. Those are the fellows who really want to got t> the front, and who really deserve fa protecting badge." Otagojs Shortage, 5 .Otago's shortage of Infantry for the Fifteenth Reinforcements, up till yesterday; was only 81, which shows that there is .still a good kick in the Soutli Lif the proper irritant is supplied. In this case it is believed that the new recruiting -scheme is having an effect in the right direction. Otago's shortage of 81 compares favourably with "Wellington's shortage of 270. YESTERDAY'S ENLISTMENTS. The. following reoruits. have passed the medical examiner as "fit," and will go into camp''when, called upon to do so:— 1 ' Joseph Oscar Livorny, Riddiford Street, labourer, Infantry. S. J. W. Harris, City, wireless operator, Signaller. James Adams Jones, City, clerk, Infantry. Robert Charles. Bishop, City, storeman, Artillery. •William Isaac Deval, Newtown, clerk, Infantry. , . ; Bernard Cain, G.P.0., City, fireman, Infantry. • . James O'Connor, City, fireman, In-, fantry. : Ernest Augustus Morris, City, chef, Infantry:. Hehry James Day, City, hoot-finisher, Infantry. Francis Henry Clayton, City, clerk, Pay Office. . Andrew Simpson, Island Bay, mattress -mak'er,"lnfantry; Louis Edward' 'Deventor, City, seaman, Infantry. Joseph Dounelly, City, labourer, Infantry. OFF TO CAMP/ The following men went into camp yesterday as Infantry in the Fifteenth Reinforcements:—W. J. Dobson, H, Grefen,\J. Green, S. Kenny, G. H. Lane, F. Tutt, and B. C. Watkins. THE PERSONAL CANVASS SIR JOSEPH WARD IS HOPEFUL. "There is no doubt that the recruiting movement, under.the system instituted by the Government, is in fine swing all oyer the South Island," said Sir Joseph ~Ward >to a reporter jester-, day. Previously, lie went on to say, ■ the public went oil the assumption that everything was going well, and consequently they were doing very little. Now, to a very gieat extent, that had tfcen altered. . Instead of leaving it to the few, there was a general interest taken in the whole movement, and the prospects wero very much better than they were before tie new system was brought into operation. "I look forward very hopefully to the'result of the personal canvass and the checking and correction of the National Register rolls. From what I could learn there wero a, good many who did . not, on the National Register, furnish the information that they ato now giving in response to the personal canvass. One result will be that wo shall have correct rolls, for present and future use." There were, Sir Joseph Ward added, hundreds of people engaged in making the personal appeal, aud the effect was good. _ "I think the whole country i» becoming more and more impressed with the. necessity for continuing the fine work it has already done, and the supreme importance to New Zealand, from the Empire point of view, of helping to bring the war to a successful conclusion. If those concerned in Wellington adopted the same system (personal canvass)' 1 am certain the result would be the same." CONSCRIPTION URGED. 3y Telegraph—Press Association, April 7. The City Council carried unanimous, ly a resolution urging_ the Government immediately to bring in conscription in any form suitable to meet tho requirements of the Dominion in tho present crisis. Soldiers' snapshots developed and printed at Bagley's Pharmacy, Feather- , ston. All photographic supplies at city prices.—Advt. A. E. M. Rowland,, the Public Service Jeweller and Optician, 80 Manners Street, offers 15 per cent, discount (3s. in the £) to soldiers and their friends when purchasing for them. Presentation watches, engagement-rings, badges, etc. —Advt.