MEN FOR THE FRONT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15944, 15 June 1915, Page 8

MEN FOR THE FRONT.

SEVENTH REINFORCEMENTS.

CITY AND NORTHERN QUOTA.

DEPARTURE FOR TRENTHAM TO-DAY.

The Auckland Provincial quota for the seventh reinforcement draft of the Now Zealand expeditionary force - will leave for Trentham to-day. A total of 208 men, comprising those from the city and suburbs, and from North' Auckland, will leave Auckland by special train at 2.50 p.m., and 183 men from Paeroa m* Hamilton will join the train at Frankton. ' The Auckland and North Auckland mert will parade at tho Drill Hall, Rutland Street, at 9.30 a.m., for the first roll-call. They will parade again early in tho afternoon, and about 2 p.m. will leave the Drill Hall for the railway station. The men will march down Queen Street, part of which will be lined by senior cadets, and the contingent will be accompanied by the Garrison Artillery Band, the St. Andrew's Pipo Band, and Technical College Band. The Salvation Army Band and the Mount Eden Drum and Fife Band will be in attendance at the railway station. .1 ' ..'• To facilitate tho despatch of the special train, all entrances to the railway station will bo closed, except . for passengers by other trains from 1.30 until 2.45 p.m. On arrival at the station, the contingent will be marched to the special t train, to dispose their equipment and .baggage. When these preparations have been completed tho entrance at the south-west corner of tho station will be opened for the admission of relatives and friends of the departing soldiers, in order that farewells may be exchanged REORurriNa 'in Auckland. 40 NAMES REGISTERED. About 40 men registered their names at the Defence Office yesterday for tho reinforcements of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. A medical examination will take place at the Drill Hall this morning, when some 70 men are expected to present themselves.

VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SOUTH. DEPARTURES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES. Between 60 and 70 men from the Nelson area districts, comprising the full quota for tho seventh reinforcements, left for Trentham on Saturday, states a Press Association telegram. The whole of the seventh reinforcements quota left ureymouth on Saturday for Trentham. The Defence authorities have also published and closed the list for the eighth quota, and announce that further names will be received for the ninth reinforcements.

For 30 places in the seventh reinforcements 100 men offered at Blenheim. The total number now gone forward from Marlborough is 484. The Otago district despatched its full quota on Saturday. Tho men were enthusiastically farewelled. Tho North Otago quota of 115 men for the.seventh reinforcements departed from Oamaru un Saturday afternoon. They aroused intense enthusiasm, and were escorted to the station by tho Waitaki High School cadets and mombers of the National Reserve. The route was lined by thousands of cheering people from all parts of the district? The enlisting spirit is now at fever heat locally, and it is anticipated that the men will bo ready for the eight reinforcements before duo date.

A public farewell was tendered to the seventh Southland reinforcements at Invercargill on Saturday. The Mayor and other citizens gave addresses. Tho men, numbering 120, marched through tho town headed by the Regimental Band, the proceedings being of a most enthusiastic nature. The city was decorated with flags. - , SHIRKERS INDICTED. i • . TIMARU MEMBER'S SPEECH. * [lIT TKLEaiUrn.—I'RESS ASSOCIATION.] Timaku, Monday. The South Canterbury quota of 85 infantry and 40 mounted men was given an enthusiastic send-off on Saturday evening by the largest crowd which has assembled in Timaru since the war began. The men were addressed by the Mayor, Mr. Guiness, and Mr. J. Craigie, M.P.! and then joined a train already filled with a largo number of recruits from Southern centres. ( Mr. Craigie said the sops of widows and poor men were going freely, while some well-to-do young men, with no ties, wore stopping at home, letting others fight to protect their properties. This was not playing the game. , Tho sentiment of Mr. Craigio's remarks' was heartily endorsed by the big crowd.