THE REINFORCEMENTS.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 155, 3 July 1917, Page 5

THE REINFORCEMENTS.

NO MORE VOLUNTARY ENIJ§T>.

MEfNTS.

ETRST DIVISION'S EXHATJSWO^

: ;: /V^MJ^NGTON, ?uf %; ■ j Sir James .: Allen% Minister for JDe- ] fonce states that it has, been decided definitely, that itHere shall "be nbvfiVrther vo'l'mtary enlistments of Re^er-;, vists in either i^hie'First or; ,t|iel Second v-Diyisioii; ; The only volt^n-j tary rec^iits .acceoted will b*>^ young men who, reach tfce a?ge t>f 20 y^ars '} after this date, for whom special pro- "• visioT\i< mnde in the Act.

In reply to a 'question Sir James fsaid he thought the JFirsi? Division ! I.vould cover . the demands for July, i Aususty:and possibly September, fei-j r<,ddition,.the re-examirxation 'of thejsie* men who ■ Vad been classed as mcdi- | ■t-ally. unfit and tlie sine die cases ; ;j would. probaWy provide two months' 'einforeen-.onts: The Minister added that he did not tliiiiTc ttle Second Piyision would be 'called upon tuitil October,: at, tlh© earTiest. ' ."

RECRDITING FRAUDS. 'i'\

A DOCTOR, CONVICTED

;■■■:. London; July?:-; j Dr Bell was convicted and 1 Mordeeai Markham was acquitted in the. recruiting frauds case. . ? [Sensational evidence was giveiPinJ London m May in the recruiting j frauds ease, in wliieh several nieii, j including;two doctors, were charged! with having been, concerned ijini&e j issue of fra.Tidulent military! exemption certificates. It -was stated i that Sergeant Orr, an Adelaide , soldier, had desired to obtain a posi- ■ tion on the. headquarters staff. A man earned Mordeeai Markham in-, i traduced Orr to Dr Bell, who received £25 for performing an operation on the knee. Asa result of this opeartion Orr was in hospital for Some time. He subsequently confessed to ;the Australian Provost-Marshal. It was then arranged that WarrantOfficer Hawkins should obtain a. similar introduction to that of Sergt. Orr: In this case Bell asked for £50 for the operation, the arrangements being made in the hearing of a detective who was hidden. under a bed in an hotel. ' The Magistrate intimated that he was reluctant to punislii-the/ prippners for an offence which the, authorities had instigated, The., authorities might be regarded as iagents provocateurs. ' The prosec.u-, ting counsel protested against the Magistrate's statements.].../,"