RECRUITING.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2873, 17 February 1916, Page 2

RECRUITING.

ACTIVITY IN AUSTRALIA. (Received February 17, 9.20 a.m.) Sydney, February 17.

Mr George Canu. member of Parliament, brother of the Minister for .Public AVorlcs, has enlisted.

At the inaugural meeting of the War Service Committee, convened by the 31 ay or for the purpose of assisting recruiting, Premier Holmaii announced that three more members of Parliament had decided to enlist.

At tnc A.W.TJ. Convention it Avas announced that 20.000 of its monbers had enlisted. ■

Sir William Irvine, speaking , at a, recruiting meeting, oniiK'd that tlw hour for conscription had struck, ami the Government had full powers for it Hurler I lie Wstr .Precautions Act.