RECRUITING APPEAL
OPEN-AIR MEETING,
An open-air recruiting meeting was held last evening at the corner of Manners and Boulcott street. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. R. A. Wright, M.P., A. Jolly, '_.■ W. Manton, and Sergeant-Major Dent. In the course of his ( remarks, Mr. Wright said our enemies described last week as England's " black week," but past history showed that reverses only made Great Britain put more " punch into the fight." and that would be the case now There had/been an improvement in recruiting in Wellington. We were only a few short in the 15th Reinforcements and 46 in the 16th. We were, he said, going to make up those shortages. .Vigorous appeals were made by the other speakers. Several men gave in their names for active service.
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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 107, 6 May 1916, Page 9
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127RECRUITING APPEAL Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 107, 6 May 1916, Page 9
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