NATIONAL SERVICE

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1917, Page 6

NATIONAL SERVICE

LIST (jr (JABETTED v ' WELLLvC i.i).\, _ t i x.a ■. _i. . fj The list of who failed'to ") L drawn in the ballot, for miLtary tier- /. vice will'be gazetted, ' prpbably to- $ OIS£HTJ>t ASRE3TEB. ; • Miehac-I ii'.mt, fanner,- Lawrence, ' under &.c;k ; .Q 12 ohihe Mihtary Ser- "'" He will bo soft!' t-> Tiemham Camp' M RELEASING ELIGIBLES. , LONDON, Fobrunry 20 :| Tho, Army Council: lia.- ad.'.nivd a ficheme for substituting women .for ; men where possible in amir works in :.:|f3 Franoe,and England. It^n 1 -- /LvtablMi- -j. ed a hew branch -in Piccadilly, where' 1 ill candidate.', mav be selected : .■•,nd eiiN||! rolled. There "are alivadv'.'so,()oo British womvn in France,, where thev <arew.'!ll yr,"V?niv as wnitressen, cook,-;., or moloi «jj| drivers. the question of clergymen. oe [PICK FRKB& ASSOCIATION.] ' . -* DUNEDIX. This Day. ■ ' The Public (Questions Committee of the Duneoia ' Erisbytery auaamicusiy , l N agreed co appeal \o uie -Minister ui' ;"4| Le.ence to taKe such steps as will se-...■:1 cure for ministers-of all denominations equality of treatment under' ; cne Mill- ;'' ; :||j tary Service Act. If any ministers. are:'lss to be es em pled thsn 'all ministers,; ! ;iil| should be exempted. If ministers are ; | not exempted as "a class, . thenNinose- .M who caiimt serve, in ; the" fighting Im 3 ,•'*! because of Canon Law or vows laid - ] upon- them should be called' upon to - render such non-combatant- service 'as. -|j required by the State. ,;; ' .TOE SECOND RJ-VIKION, ' .* NOT.REQUIRED TILL DECEMEZL ; ' WELLINGTON, Thi.i. DujJ ",]. After the conclusion of the i'ouith ,i ballot there remained-09,9.") '2 men in ■£ tho First Division. Thus,.on a 25 • per cent basin., tin:', should provide. for another fix drafts:. Therefore it 'is . ; .hrfrdly probable tlint the Second Division will be galled on to go intoryi| camp before November or December.