THE DOMINION.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 271, 1 November 1916, Page 5

THE DOMINION.

COMPULSORY SERVICE. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FAVOURITISM. Wellington. Oct. 31. Mr. Allen stated to-night that the Recruiting Board had been concerned all day with further regulations dealing with Medical Boards which are to examine recruits and men who are called up under section 35. “We hope,” the Minister said, “to establish a Medical Board consisting of two medical officers for each Military’ District. The Medical Board for any one Military District, how ever, will not be composed of medical officers belonging to that district but will be sent there . from some other place so as to avoid all possibility of any accusation of unfairness' or favouritism. The men to be examined will not be known to the medical officers. No names will be mentioned and the doctors will be permanent officers of the Defence Department. Our trouble at first was lest a family medical man might pass a would-be recruit who was not fit. Now we have to guard against the chance of the family medical man examining a reservist in case he might ‘turn down’ a man who was fit.’

The Minister stated that Military Service Boards are now all ready, (the officers and everything secured to go to work when necessary, “and they will be necessary shortly,” he said. RECRUITING IN CHRISTCHURCH. A meeting of citizens convened by the Mayor was held yesterday afternoon in Christchurch to consider the recruiting problem. It was generalI ly agreed thot special efforts should be made to fill up the gaps in the reI cent reinforcements and it was decided to make appeals nightly at t he various picture theatres, the proprietors having consented to allow speeches to be made during the performance. It was also resolved that local bodies throughout Canterbury be asked to forward the movement. TWENTY-SECOND REINFORCEMENTS. ADDITIONAL MEN. Six additional men from this group (No. 7) left by mail train this morning to Tre.ntham to fill up vacancies in the infantry of the 22nd Reinforcements. Tney are as follows :— J. H. Hall. F. N. Highet. AV. J. Peters. D. W. Rowe. N. Shore. M. Stack.

RESPONSE TO THE CALL. . . 1 NAPIER, RECRUITS. The following recruits were medically examined during the week Ly Surgeon-Captain Henley:— R. Grover, blacksmith, ( arlyle street, Napier. W. Staveley, cabinet, maker, care Holt and Sons. Napier. S. M. Highet, labourer, Westshore. , . T. H. Thorp, surveyor s assistant, Colenso Hill, Napier. G. Hewitt, farmer, Kereru. W. H. Scott, carpenter. Avenue load. Greenmeadows. J. N. Strother, grocer, St. George r. Drive, Napier. N. Shore, shepherd, Brewster street. Napier. HASTINGS REGISTRATIONS. The following recruits were medicalfy examined last night by Dr. Boxer: — Lindsay John Mackersty, barrister. Hastings, 24th Reinforcements. Percy Richard Kenderdine, farmer Hastings, 24th Reinforcements. Harold Berkley Tyerman, chemist, Hastings, 24th Reinforcements. Samuel David Jones, groom. Gascoigne' street, Hastings, home service. A. J. Merrit, Pakowhai road. Hastings. AVAIPUKURAU ENLISTMENTS. At the Town Hall on Monday a medical examination of recruits for the Waipukurau area was made. Of the following 27 names, seven failed to pass:— R. Staines, Waipukurau. R. G. Mclntyre, Waipukurau. H. J. Peters, Waipukurau. P. Maloney, Waipukurau. A, E. Connolly, Waipukurau. T. Hood, Waipukurau. D. Hildreth, Waipukurau. J. Monk, Waipukurau. A. V. Danvers, Wainiikurau. V. O. M. Aulin, Waipukurau. N. Whyte, Wainukurau. D. A. Rowe, Waipukurau. C. E. Penner, Waipawa. J. A. Cosgrove, Waipawa. B. B. Cosgrove. Waipawa. W. Ritchie, Waipawa. Otene Walker, Otane. R. H. Tod, Otane. H. G. Carlson. Otane. J. D. Faulknor. Argyll. AV. Florance. Wanstead. J. Bradley, Takaoau. J. A. McLeod. Pornngahau. R. N. Davidson, Porangahau. J. Pell, O-aga Onga. T. Gollan, Tamtimu. H. Wright, Patangata.

VARIOUS FUNDS. NAPIER. The donations have been received in Napier:— Belgian Relief Fund. —Staff of S.L. and AV. £‘2 10/-, “Typiste” 5/-. St. John Ambulance. —Per Miss King: Miss Braithwaite £l, Miss Fenwick £l. AVAIPUKURAU RED CROSS. (Own Correspondent.) At a meeting of the Red Cross on Thursday* afternoon, October 26th, two cases were pa|cked and forwarded to AVellington centre. The first case contained 19 pair white blankets and 9 scarves; the second case contained 30 suits pyjamas, 1 lounge suit, 3 blanket dressing gowns. 8 bath w*ashers, 5 underflannels, 14 eye bandages, 3 cases condensed milk. Donations.— Mrs. W. C. Smith 1 pair mittens ; Miss Drover, 1 scarf ; Miss Moffatt, 1 scarf; Mrs. Gilbertson, 7 scarve, 4 pair mittens; Miss D. Curley, 2 scarves, wool being supplied for above ; Miss Hunter, 1 pair sox; Miss Siracock, 2 pairs sox, 2 pairs mittens ; Miss St. Hill, 2 pairs mittens ; Mr. Seymour, 6 pairs soles for slippers.. WAR CONTRACT CASE. SCOULLAR AND CO FINED £5O. Wellington, Nov. 1. Judgment was given by Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M., this afternoon in the case in which Scoullar and Co., AVellington were charged with having wilfully broken a contract to supply mattresses and pillows to Defence Department, by delivering goods not m accordance with the terms of the contract. Defendants were fined £5O and costs. Leave to appeal was granted.