TERRITORIALS.

Evening Star, Issue 16717, 25 April 1918, Page 9

TERRITORIALS.

[By Skirmishes.] tiem- of interest coneemma Ootps (T':wi. amt Country), shooting and Terntonal nates generally will be accepted. Copy, od**essed to “Skirmishershould he ir hind not late, than Monday morntw*‘. V'/ttl mv .readers please note that in .it* <re ray Territorial column will appear in Teduesday’s issue of the ‘ Evening St a; - ' each week, instead ot Tuesday, ns lias boon the custom for so many years. Lieutenant Frank Leslie Hunt is transferred from the unattached list (bl. and is to be lieutenant. 4th (Otago) Beginient. Coast Defence Detachment. Appointment dates from November 8, 191/. The following appointments and promotions of officers in the Dingo B-cimer.fc. on active service with the New Zealand Evendition,arv Force : —Lieutenant q|. "Worley. M.C.. to be Corps Light Tailway firtiear. Tl. Anzoc Corn#, and rcmMii.s | ji;, from December 22. 1917. tiic unde'-nn"'t.!oned ]-r''tf"nnts to he contains :—D Olanfidd. dated November 11. KB 7- K. D. D- C«”t. d"I 'd November 11 1917; A S. Thud •lemn. captain). i. : ;r d it, action, T-t-vi November 00 1017. j V u:-e< -V.r , dated N<->-veraher 39.’ 19’": <T W. DvVv dot d December 3. IM7 T'm seem'd lieufc-vM# to b IT. El stone, <! 'L' L 16. p , ; L Worin-. V C ftemo. li,-.-wau. •_ A. D. TVolev (nri-’' I’aat r*' • F. -L T'-ay n-w. pnd f B. V-Cln-e. M C.. '-’L'-l November 11, 1917- B « Dd’iweH 3LC.. dat"d November 16. 1917: K. f 5 . dated November 1917- P. F. Arm. pt.rono. d.H.U Novomh- 29. 191T ; .7. 31, r;;p;A dated n-n—obr;- 3. 1917. L:eu,'cnanr,' J. B. R. Lev? i? irrunt-'d the trmoor.v-v rank of captain as from :V cemb'r 2 last. Mai or P. TI. Burk. D.5.0., L tramfc'Ted trom Xe’.v /.'nlir'd Mao'*' iT’.ing”') Battalion to the New Zmriiv’d MedTH Coro?. with se'dn-itv a? a ("’.uf K". tr-. Nov.-mber 22. 1814. dated December 31. 19 1 7 T.ientemnt-cnlonel E. J. O’Neill. D.5.0.. M.8.. F R.C.F. is fen*ft>-re.l f-o:u prsition of O.C. New Z*"Lmul I'f.a-thv-arv Tfr-spital. to he O.C. No. ? New Zealand General Ilosnital. dated December 31. 1917. yfnior W. IT. Berne. M.B . New Zealand Medical Corps, is :ipooint“d officer in r-i'dical charge. Onarentine Island and Tt.N Z.A. d.etaehn'ent. On go Heads, and is also detailed for duty on tn Report# it Port Chalmers; dated February 15. ,913. Mr Joseph Cook, Minister for the Navy. r referring t>» the statement mode reentlv by Air Con IV.allace, M.P. for Jarlineton, that Australia had contributed n'oll about 500.C00 men to the war. said no thought it was greatly tn be deplored that responsible politicians should, so inisrenresent th“ actual figures of our oversea army. Mr Conk goes on to say ; “It. is finite incorrect to say that about half a million men have beer; ra’sed in all. The statement has no justification whatever. A little over 300.000 have been rn : ---ed. and it can onlv damage the recruiting effort? of She Government just now to make these extravagant statements, which, if correct, clearly indicate that there is no dearth of men. The difference between the figures Air Wallace states end the actual figures themselves would enable the bulk of th° men at the front t ' com? home on long leave, ns they are unite entitled to do. At present they am prevented because there are no others to fill their places. Let Mr Wallace make ins c!;i.;m good, let him join the Government in making the present numbers into half a nui'uus. lie will he rendering a great swvhv to the country, which' is the 'iv'?! urgent and clamant of ail onr refini'-em, ;c. ■ List now. He has made this statement ; others make these statements. 1 simnlv cvycd that they should mako them '•» 1. and T will he glad to hole tlm-u in doing .?o.” fora - ra ,,r e pupils fall of Christchurch) g.vcv ! l:a,".r “tickets" with credit at U"- t rkury Flying s'choo] on April 9. Ma ,- r M " vlonaM conducted the examiuoffim. The company have purchased two engine? and a comnleie new nc:, a:' c in K-ighiuj. ami when these rd-dilii-n-- ;■•> fe-t -arrive pupils will b« pv tw.-? vap'div 'rielled. I*n to date ,“3 win!- have gamed their tickets at Ac ’due I ‘.-mi t-rekm-d Mathew . Holmes M.D.. F.R.C.S.. F.Mn.. New Zealand Mcdic;- 1 . Fern-; (N,-v Zealand Expediliomry Fo-eo. ;s anpointed a member of a special di-trict tiledn-a! br.ard. with i-av ami ajlov.'iii; -e# liectfuiant-culnnel. at Fxpedi-tier.-irr F.-r -c ;ate? whilst ?o acting. Dated 12th March. 1318. Licueiaot icenci A. H. TTcrbort. D.5.0.. ;< rinotif fc. return to New Zealand on <l«tv. after being on active service for ovei t bi'pe y;'avs. Awe rdiug to <i Press Association message from lVe!iipgi..ii. an investiture was h-dd at lire--,-! nmeni House. IVedingtcn, when the Goveri>n’--Cenera] presented Snr-renn-geu-ral p. S. F. Heuder-on. K.H.0., wit 1? the in Lida of Companion of the Bath. Among other decorations presented eras tiie iiisigidu of r'omr-arc'on of St. MieKael and St. George to Lieutenant-eohi-nel L. F. Bainett. F.R.C'.S.. of this f’itv. The following is an extract from Armv Orders fov December, 1917. British F.xperPtirtunry Forces, 1314. Grant of ‘'1914 Star” : —His Majesty the King has been graciously rleasei to signify his pleasure to recognise by the grant of a distinctive deco: irt'on the services re:! do reel by His Maje-dv's military fortes, under the command of Fieid-nvrsLnl Sir J. D. P. French, G.F.8.. G.C.V.0.. K.C’.M.fl., in France and Belgium during the earlier phase of the war in 1914, up to midnight. 22nd 23rd November. 1914. The decoration will be a. star in brenzo. No clasp will be issued with the star. The riband will be rert, white, and blue, shaded and watered. Provided the claims are approved by the .Army Council, the star will be granted to all officers, warrant officers, non-commis-sioned ofti' ers, .arid men of the British and Indian Forces, including civilian medical I.r n titioners, nursing sisters, nurses, and (tkers employed in nd’itary ho?n;tr.ls, -vhn agtuaßv serve,l in France cr P.-'’ ri’i"; •• ■ the establishment of a unit of the Biili-b. Expeditionary Force?, between the s'h August.. 1914. and midnight on the 2nd--23,-d N.c. ember.- 1914. Officers in charge of records will prepare nominal rolls, ir. dvpMcate. of soldiers entitled to the star, : f ,'-w,?rd them ts soon as practi- . ,Ic‘g to the secretary. "War Office ■■ ■■ cv- lincli'.diiig chaplains and ncting- : TT.!:■ it - 1 and lo.irsing staffs (excluding t"„ r!nk«c.nd file of the Rova! Armr Medie d F.-rn'i. if not now serving, will subno; them claims to the secretary. War fMile'• : if now serving, through their pie- . ~ cc-igintiing officers or hear!? of demein-', stating tlmir rank and situation on rciginal date of dis?rrdjarkc.lion. v ■>!■■!’ ■- ' 1 • specified. Tn the tase of - -1 ■■■rs and other ranks, apnltcati :r.! from th;ic 1 ■ -atc-'s or r.--xt of kb. ?l.rca-,. b- ill,. i'.-in.,'r case, be addressed to til.- -■ ,n. terv. War Office, and in the hit. i c ';.-,' t • the fff’c- r# in charge of r,■ ■■ o '-■ ci i corr.'-d. The nainoe of o!')ai;r! wmaact o!fi,"i'? will he rmtmcd on ihe i- i- i” . i of ra»k. -and thosts of ic n-i i nnni? : r r! *.;!!• and i..ci: in .alphabetical . tdcr. Ilm t-nk mui r.-gi-ro-nta! i naff.n ent'-o .1 ivoi? w:l' be th-t h-Jd by an individual on the date of dL embaiTcation. Ab'.ut 91 rank and file, comprising “ casuaD "" from the various units throughout the Dunedin area, v.cnt into camp at W'ogritni vestetdav morni-tg. This catn|i, win oil includes Ay»r:l 23 to May 1, vili b<* tin- last of she sent?, and should complete the field training of al! available ii-rri-loiial? in tins dictiict. The following is tha pcrsociiei of th- catnp strcT; —(lamp con;.- pulant. M.ap'J' J- Black; ci. p ndjut.anl Lieutenant M . 9. li'Ctorit. _ e tipplv 'officer. Lb-utea.ant if. V. M'iSowrlh; r-ah-.-) sergeant-major. L- n grant -instructor John - ?ton ; camp qua; a rmr.r-tcr. Q.M. tSergcar.t I’ryde ; camp instructors, S-rceant-instruc-tor? JoKnstcin. blUlr-c-gor, and Hodgson. In the fourtii round of the Otago Miniature Rifle Association's competition <>a Saturday night. Speight’s A team beat the li team’ bv 672 to 652 points. The ‘ Gazette ’ containing the names ox the 10,000 men drawn in the first ballu* of the Second Division, 't —iFor Children’s Hacking -laugh at night— Woods’ Great Peppermint < urea la 6d, & &L—LAdTt.]