THE CALL FOR MEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17078, 29 January 1916, Page 11

THE CALL FOR MEN.

... i. £ ,;' :., "' » ~' • ' "■■ ' '~ y : >: CHRISTCHURCri.AREA; THIS WEEK T S"FIGURES.. ~^ r ; . LARGE DECREASE^"RECORDED..... A . The total enlistments, recorded by tha Christchuroh Recruiting "Office during the past week do" not compare favour* 1 ably with those secured in the firsft t three weeks of. the year! During the firstt weeks 183 men; were.obtained,: .the" seeff ; y cnd.week's't6tal was week's total 161, but for the past weekrn; it was' only 101. It would appear that the majority of men who delayed their. J registrations .until, after -the .Christmaa and New Year holidays have now enlist, yed. The following -table-gives the conn parative dairy returns of enlistments j ; for the past two .weeks':-?-*. '•'•.-A.CtiLi'v a

YESTERDAY'S ENLISTMENTS.' "£sii

TWELVE MEN REGISTER,

Only twelv.e men- enlisted •in Ohrist-eciV church .yesterday for service .with : .tiwiSsipj Reinforcements. Their;. names ! are follow: E. T. Hawken,' contractor, • .MarsHand-^iTl' Mounted; • Arf l '"** A. K-J- Harrington, railway hand, 23^,,;,t! Richardson Street—Artillery. ' Colin Madtav, - Rangiora—lnfantry.' ... - v .r - 1 ' H. A. Sutcliffe, olcrk, -Walthsan^lnftatijr.’t.'... $ (J. B. Macalister, grocer’s assistant, ;Kaia< J. Hulston, labourer, 3aikett— Mou^tl''"-'; T.' Kiddey, Hereford Street, Ohiiis*Bf £ church, linesman—Wireless. • ■ William Congreve, Colombo . Street, iron- , monger—lnfantry. Charles Isaac Best, Bletsoe Avenue, Sprays, don, traveller —Mounted. ■ -••-- • 'r"* 4 ! '• Basil S. Kennedy, 59, Salisbury Street, ■:* Christchurch, storeman.—Mounted. ■Charles Hearn,-31, Allen Street, Chn*4church, labourer—lnfantry. - ’", : Stanley B. Kershaw, 6, Dickens Street, Addington, fitter —Infantry. -

DUTY TO THE EMPIRE. . : [Per Press Association;] • AUCKLAND, January 28. ' ; Tho City Council has resolved to send a circular to all single men in its employment who. have not., enlisted.' or been rejected, calling upon -them to consider seriously. their, duty.', to , the ' Empire hy offering. themselves for 'tive service: ii- ' r I

"Weekending "Weekending t . . • • Jan.2L - .Ian. 28 q\ .- Saturday Monday Tuesday ... 39 ' - - 26 , . 14 .. ■ .14 ■>; ' Wednesday Thursday. Friday ■■'■■ . ' , . 34. . .;.:'.. . ..'11, .i'.til. ,-■ . 36 •• :; 14 ' r ., ,■ ',-'•' io"• •- ■"•■;.i2-- ;^ ....Totals,-. :. . "161: i 101.--)T/-J