AUCKLAND'S SHARE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15684, 11 August 1914, Page 9

AUCKLAND'S SHARE.

ADVANCE GUARD,

FIRST SECTION LEAVES.

SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM.

MEN BAPIDLY MOBILISED.

• Amidst scenes of great enthusiasm the first portion of Auckland's section, of the expeditionary force left by special train for. Wellington yesterday afternoon. Early in the morning the territorials

and th» volunteers, who bad been selected for service, were in attendance at the Defence office. By mid-day each man had been, medically inspected, and each had ;leei armed and equipped for active service. .After a brief break for a hasty lunch' tie six officers and 245 men paraded in .tho drill hall, when a final inspection ■was.made to gee that all was, ready. Each man was relieved of his kit, several . motor-car owners volunteering to take all lie baggage to the station. 1 . ' Prior to their departure for the station the men were briefly addressed by the Mayor of Auckland. Mr. Parr, said be knew they would remember the traditions : of the gTeat Empire to which they belonged, and would act up to those traditions. "Remember," he concluded, "that ■ Auckland, your mother, will be always .waiting to hear "a good account of you." Colonel ' Major's Advice. . Colonel, C. T. Major also briefly addressed the parade. Ho 6aid he did not know where they were going or what they would be called upon to do, but they must remember that war did not always consist of fighting. If it came to fighting he was sure they would fight as well as other New Zealanders had done in the Maori and South African wars. But , if it so happened that they were placed in a garrison town, where there was nothing to do, they must remember that such would be tho time when they could show

'real grit. " Do.not grumblo or complain," ' he concluded, "but let everybody see ,what Auckland discipline is at its best." • March to the Station. Aber a round of cheers the contingent, he.ided by the Third Regiment Band, marched from the drill hall, down Queen . Street, to the railway station. Large crowds cheered the men as they swung 'long to martial and patriotic airs from the band at their head. Every now and • then someone would force his or her way to tho front of the crowd for a brief farepell handshake with one of the contingent. Crowd Invades Station. "A great crowd had gathered outside tho station and when tho troops marched in at the gates on the stroke of three o'clock ! the enthusiasm was unbounded. A few policemen were successful for tbe time beIn ? in keeping all but authorised persons . the station platforms. But within a • few. minutes the cheering crowd, by sheer force of numbers, swept their way through *11 policemen and barriers. Every plat- [ form and even the railway track itself .waa black with (lie crowd which seriously - hampered the operations of officials. By half-past• three o'clock, however, tho solders had entrained. The last farewells ' .•Were taken and the train steamed out of the station, the enthusiastic cheers from -' the vast crowd .drowning the strains of tho : National Anthem played by the band on .the platform.

;' '>< khe front portion of the train, well by torritoriaLs with fixed J°nets, ivcre 32 Herman subjects who were being taken to Wellington as prison- . era , of war. The crowd evinced much - Curiosity in them, but there was ail . en ~J e a^Scrice of any hostile feeling. V» 3® following is a complete list of tho officers and men who entrained for Wei- ' v;- ll ng|;on;— ' No. I. Platoon. Commander, Lieutenant A. J. Powley. ; - wgeant-Major A. Hendy. 'j'.\ NO. I. SECTION'. Corporal Stenburg. • - v Eugler.V. R. Garland. ''.■Mi* 'S nelt ' J- Kirkwood, R. G. ,T <v« HF- ■■ Morgan, R. ' s&H' wpenter G. K. Norden, A. C. n™ 011 ' N. Ryan, E. s an^ oDd . F. G Stewart, M. R. F* Trevarthen, R. Sjlll A - Ticliner, W. N. L.

NO. 11. SECTION Corporal G. 11. Hogan Fletcher, C. H. McKinstrj, G. L. Haslett, J. S. Peek, F. E. Hay, G. Paynes, G. Jackson, F. Rutherford Mafisey, G, Ratlecige, D. Myers, G. Tucker, F. G. McCreshan, B. Whitbourne, E. D McGeihan, B. no. 111. SECTION. Sergeant T. G. Do Renzy Boyd, R. Meara, 0. Fritcher, G. N. S. McGovern, J. Henderson, W. Mclntyre, R. Hughes, G. Ryan, L. ' Jack, L. ' Scott, R. G. Jones, J. D. Steele, L. G. Lorie, A. Tresler, B. A. NO. it. section. ? Corporal Thorpe Beaver, J. 0. Laird, H. Fordyce, T. " Marks, C. Graham, J. Marshall, L. Harvey, A. Mills, E. Haynes, A. McKenzio, W. A Heldt, E. R. Selbio, D. W. . Kemp, A. Titchner. W. No. 11. Platoon. Commander, Lieutenant A. Walker Sergeant-Major Carter NO. I. SECTION. Sergeant A. Flynn Bourbel, E. R. Glass, C. V. Browne, T. Howlett, W. ' Cook, 0. v Jones, T. M. • Davis, G. G. Lloyd, G. J. , Davis, J. Mackay, A. Dromgool, C. • Simpson, J. F. Glanfield, D. Williams, C. NO. H. SECTION. Sergeant A. W. Olsen Brown, P. Hartley. T. Budd, A E. . Hinton, C. W. Cairns, M. C. Mclnnea, L. V. Cooney, F. J. Owen, W. Douglas, J. C. Rider, W. C. Farley, J. W. Simpson, W. Fisher,, R. J. ' Williams, J. A. ' NO. HI. SECTION. Sergeant C. N. Hardwick Campbell,. D. B Robinson,F.M.C. Clark, S. J. Ross, L. D. Coffey, M. Strong, P. , Ewington, P. Trembath, R. ' . Hill, W. Winiger, F. ' Lovell, C. Welle F. Maloney, N. O. NO. IV. SECTION. Sergeant J. Nicholas Brydon, A. D. Kent. T. C. Coolhoone, J. C. Mainland, A. Crawford, C. .Matthews, C. S. Creath, A. G. Paine, R. J. Cresser, D. C., Ross, P. Emirali, V. ' Spinley, S. J. Falconer, P. No. 111. Platoon. Commander, Second-Lieutenant J. A. Tole. Sergeant-Major W. Eastbury. NO. I. SECTION*. Corporal Prescott. v Alderton, W. Girven, E. Alderton, F, J. Hardley, G. E. Boyne, H. W. Heridersbn, C.' V Corles, F. W. Isbister, A. C. Cox, A. King, J. C. Crookbain, S. Mclntyre, J. Fenton, B. Moore, T. H. no. n. SECTION. Corporal W. F. Lowndes. Brailey, W. J. Fraser, W. Collins, L. Harris, W. W. Cook, A. McLean, T. A. Costello, J. Stewart, W. Cowlin, 11. Taylor, W. Doherty, W. Thomson, J. D. Fairweather, S. NO. 111. SECTION. Corporal Finlay. Collins, L. Mcin, G. Colquhoun, J. E. Nearo, E. Comber, D. Nicholson, G. Griffiths, G. Rowo, H. Hedges, G. Small, A. W. Holden, J. Wiseman, R. Isaacs, H. C. NO. IV. SECTION. Cronan, T. M. O'Connor, — Graham, T. Owen, G. C. Henderson, J. R. Robertson, A. Heirson. R. W. Robertson, W. R. Lane, W. G. Rowe, H. J. Matthews, F. Spenoer, K. R. Matthews, R. Thompson, G. Mitchell, W. L. Winford, R.

No. IV. Platoon. Commander, Second-Lieutenant W. A. Bowring. Sergeant C. Harris. KO. I. SECTION. Corporal Bay. Abbott Martin Bennett, R. M. MeJgren Clarke, W. J. Marsicks Cleveland Scott Corkill, L. Swinburne Dyer Whitford Le Coren Wilton

NO. H.,, SECTION. ' j Corporal Haddow. Bowler Piggales. Brooking Slattery \ , , Brown StilwelJ Card on Stock Giffrcv Wilkie Jones Treanor Morris ' Vibort so. 111. SECTION. Corporal S. Taylor. Abbott Keddell Adams. T. ' Kennelly Bestie Nicholas, J. BiJiert Sinel Dublin Stewart Ga.wn Sutcliffe Haynee Warrington Jackson 1 so. IV. SECTION". Corporal Hewitt Aitkip Tngham , Blackimore Leokey Blakey Laifc Clarke Mclncb Clarke, F. • McKinlay Clarko Neale , 6 Do Motalk, A. Norman ' Comforts for the Men. The Citizens' Committee, when it was advised that the troops were leaving yesterday, made ample arrangements as far as the commissariat department was concerned. Mr. H. W. Hudson, with the managers of the Grand, Central, and Waverley Hotels, provided rations for 250 men. The Mayor of Hamilton was telegraphed to and the men were supplied with refreshments there. On their arrival at Palmereton North, the Mayor has arranged to provide them with a not breakfast.

The motor reserve corps did splendid work yesterday. 1 They placed between 20 and 30 c?rs at tho disposal of tho Defence Department. These were utilised to assemble tho men, and if it had not been for their services there would have beeu little chance of getting the wholo force away. Organising the Remainder. The organisation of the remainder of Auckland's contribution to the expedition- | ary force continues apace. In addition to tho 250 men who left for Wellington yesterday afternoon, a party of 50 .sappers, J selected from Nos. 1 and 2 Companies, North Island Railway Battalion, New Zealand Engineers, also entrained for Wellington by tho special which took the' main force, being joined further down the lino by another 25 men in the same branch of the service, the quota from the North Island being 180 men. Twenty cyclists and six motor-cyclists also accompanied the Auckland portion of the expeditionary force. An officer and 25 men from the No. 1 Divisional Signalling Company left for Wellington on Saturday and Sunday, and by to-night it is expected that 1000 men, drawn from the four centres, together with between 200 and 300' railway engineers, will be ready to sail for Europe. Camp in Alexandra Park. In the meantime all arrangements have been made for the mobilisation of tho other 1750 men who are to form the Auckland portion of the 8000 men composing the Dominion's expeditionary force. A mobilisation camp commences this morning in Alexandra Park, each man as lie is accepted for service going at once under canvas for training. LieutenantColonel Plugge will act as camp commandant. As soon as practicable it is expected ' that units will bo transferred to the camp at Palmerston North, where tho whole contingent from tho four military centres will bs trained together until such time as arrangements are mado for them to leave the Dominion for the seat of hostilities. Captain A. B. Morton, who has been appointed staff-captain of the infantry brigade from Auckland, left for Palmerston North yesterday afternoon in order to make all necessary arrangements, Captain G. A. King, the staff-captain of tho [ mounted brigade, having left on tho previous evening.

I Many Volunteers. I The Defence authorities have an enori mous number of names from which to select I men for the expeditionary force, but within a few days it is hoped that the whole forco j will be chosen. Members of the Garrison Artillery are not able to volunteer for service in the expeditionary force as they aro required '.to man the forts. This does not I apply to the coast defence infantry detachment, who are eligible for service. The local Defence authorities wish to express their thanks to those who have been helping in the work of mobilisation by lending motor-cars and. by supplying provisions for the troops. The officer commanding the 3rd Infantry Regiment and the Coast Defence Detachment notifies that all men willing to serve at Home and abroad are to parade at the Drill Hall at 9.30 o'clock this morning.

NURSES VOLUNTEER.

THIRTY READY FOR SERVICE. Great enthusiasm was displayed at a meeting yesterday afternoon of over 50 members of tho Trained Nurses'. Association. No definite information was available regarding .the .number of nurses that 'would bo required for services ahroad, but 30 o[ those present volunteered to respond to any summons to dntv, and their names were handed to Miss Bagley, of tho district health office. A considerable sum was subscribed to provide surgical ana other supplies. Further arrangements for the formation of a nursing corps wero referred to a committee.

An offer was made by Mrs. Hughes Jones, of Severn Private Hospital, to provide beds in her hospital should they bo required in connoction with military operations.

OTAGO MINING STUDENTS.

EXPERT CORPS OFFERED. [I3T TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.'] Dtjnedin, Monday. About 30 mining students from the Otago University offered this morning to form a corps for tho expeditionary force. Their knowledge embraces the use of explosives, underground mining, contouring, surveying, erection of engineering structures, bridges and entanglement works.

BRISK RECRUITING.

The enrolment of men for the expeditionary force ie proceeding briskly in all parts of New Zealand. Yesterday detachments from many centres left for Wellington to form the first section of the force to sail. The sight of the khaki-clad figures, and tie military aspect which the towns have assumed, have added to the patriotic fervour of tie populace. The announcement that the force is to go to Europe has lent a new and deeper interest to the military preparations.