Empire Outposts.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 268, 28 October 1916, Page 5

Empire Outposts.

AUSTRALIA.

CONSCRIPTION REFERENDUM.

DASTARDLY OUTRAGE

ATTEMiy® TO HANG A CHAIRMAN.

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] (Received 28, 10.25 a.m.) Melbourne, Oct. 28. After refusing, to hear conscription speakers at Port Fairy, the crowd brutality kicked the chairman and attempted to hang him with a buggy trace, but the lights failed, and he escaped.

STRIKE PROPOSAL REJECTED.

(Received 28, 10.25 am.) Hobart, Oct. 28.

The Inter-State Conference of WaWtersiders defeated by 14 to 7 the motion in favour of a general strike in the event of conscription.

NEW ZEALAND’S MESSAGE.

Wellington, Oct. 28.

The following cable was sent to Mr. XV. M. Hughes, Federal Premier, last night, by Mr. Wilford: — “New Zealand Patriotic Society fuels confident that Australia will vote ‘straight for Empire’ to-mor-row. Best wishes for success.”

THE DOMINION.

MILITARY SERVICE. FIRST DIVISION OF RESERVE. Wellington, Oct. 28. The following is the approximate estimate of the men in the First Division of Reserve in each recruit-

Note. —From this number has to be deducted the men who enlisted in the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 22nd Reinforcements, as well as those who have enlisted under the new attestation since the 25th September. These will number at least 12,985, thus reducing the total of men in the Division to about 80,000. QUOTA FOR 23rd REINFORCEMENTS. The following is the quota for 23rd Reinforcements, including all shortages on old and new basis: — Auckland Military District.

STATEMENT BY DEFENCE MINISTER. Wellington. Oct. 27. The Hon. J. Allen, Minister for Defence, stated to a reporter today that certain proposals regarding recruiting are to be submitted to Cabinet to-morrow.

“Rolls for the First Division are so far advanced now,” said the Minister, “that the department car ascertain approximately the number of men in Division One, in each group, and wo hope to be able to call in the 23rd Reinforcements on readjusted quotas to be issued to-morrow.

“For the 23rd Reinforcements If. 10 have attested, and we are hoping to get, through the medium of section 23, 500 men in time for the 23rds, and we want about another 1100. They have got from now till November 11 th to complete the 23rd Reinforcements. Instructions have gone out to all group officers to have a special recruiting time throughout their groups, and we are calling upon all recruiting commit tees to do all they can to bring in voluntary recruits up to llt.h November, because we are not in a position to apply the compulsory clauses of the Act immediately. 1 do expect, however, to be in a position to apply these clauses for the 24t4h Reinforcements if required.” AN INCORRECT CABLE. “Certain newspapers,” continued the Minister for Defence, “have been reporting Mr. Massey as having stated at Home that New Zealanders don’t want forced men to fight side by side with volunteers. I felt that statement was so contrary t 1 Mr. Massey’s views as expressed to inc that I telegraphed to him what the newsnape-rs hud reported him to have said. On the 25th (tele ber Mr Massey replied : ‘The press report referred to is incorrect. I said nothing which would .bear the ecnstruetion placed upon it in your telegram. What 1 said was that up tc the present it had not been necessary to enforce the Military Service ; Act, but that it would go into opera- , tion automatically when required. ■ No mention was made co New Zealand not wanting forced men to fight side by side with thos-' enrolled under voluntaryism.’ ’’

ing district: — No. 1 Group .... .. 12.051 Tso. 2 Group ... 2-109 No. 3 Group ... 3098 No. 4 Group ... 4339 No. 5 Group ... ... 9102 Is o. 6 Group ... 4510 No. 7 Group ... 3518 No. 8 Group ... 4482 No. 9 Group ... 7157 No. 10 Group ... 4717 No. 11 Group .... ... 2837 No. 12 Group ... ... 3117 No. 13 Group 5874 N o. 14 Group ... 5587 .N o. 15 Group ... ... 2374 No. 16 Group .... 2208 No. 17 Group 1619 No. 18 Group .... ... 3833 No. 19 Group .... 3044 Tso. 20 Group .... ... 3225 No. 21 Group .... 3834 Total ... 92,985

District No on old No. on 1st Group. basis. Division. 1 318 .. 282 2 90 76 3 64 77 4 61 135 17 . 22 40 Total .... — ——■ 555 610 "Wellington Military District. 5 155 217 6 ......... 121 .. 109 7 63 78 8 103 134 18 77 138 19 69 92 20 104 61 Total .... — ——■ 692 829 Canterbury Military District. 9 256 .. 183 10 128 133 11 89 99 12 101 81 21 108 86 — ■■■— — Total .... 682 .. 582 Otago Military District. 13 259' 158 14 162 .. 161 15 81 86 ■ 16 ......... 44 49 ■ — Total .... 546 454 — — Grand totals 2475 .. 2475