NEW ZEALAND FORCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15975, 21 July 1915, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND FORCES.

REINFORCEMENT DRAFTS. 46 MEN ACCEPTED. A medical examination of recruits for the reinforcement drafts of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force was held at the Drill Hall, Rutland Street, yesterday. A larger number of men than usual attended. Fifty-eight men presented themselves, and the following 46 were passed as medically fit :— William W. Andrews, 24, Cobden Road. Frank Appleton, 84, Wellesley Street. Johanes E. V. Berg, 27, Federal Street. William H. Bovaird, 7, Church Street. Cornelius Bartholomew Bryan, Avondale. 0. B. Brakenridge, Trafalgar Street, One- • hunga. Fred Green, 3, Day Street. John Albert Gribble, 14, Murdoch Road. George Charles Gilmore, 83, Grafton Road. Hubert Menary Hammond, Wallace Street. Maunsell William H. Hardinge, Birkenhead. William Joseph Harris, Devonport. George S. Horsc.-oft, Church Street West, Onehunga. Martin Bernard Carlson, Wellesley Street West. Duncan McCallum Clark, 14, Park Crescent. Walter Clues, Grosvenor Terrace. Albert Edward Cornaga, c/o Gleeson's Hotel. Alfred James Cowley, Wharf Road. Arthur Cash, Queen Street, Onehunga. Walter .crater, c/o Auckland Hospital. Joseph Sinclair Irvine, Otahuhu. Thomas Richard Jones, 20, Napier Street. Walter Augustus Jones, 10, Crammer Road. Courtenay Kenny, Paeroa. Harry Fox Kershaw, Otahuhu. Henry Charles Lawless, 28. Newton Road. Vernon Edward Lough, Takapuna. Reginald R. F. McDermott, 48, Wood Street. Ronald Neil Malcolm, Mutuihi Island. Ellis Alexander Parr, c/o locomotive engineer's department, Newmarket. Angus Plaice, Manukau Road. Norman Freeman Porter, Point Chevalier. Henry H. Priestley, 51, Jervois Road. James Ridling, Waiheke. James Hope Robertson, Northcote. Michael Ryan, Sale Street. Bernard Harold Simcoe, Vincent Street. John Sinclair Stuart, Point Street. Thomas A. Suttie, c/o Mental Hospital. Victor C. Svendsen, 3. Eden Vale Road. Arvid Swan, Mount Eden Road.

Albert B. Taylor, Western Springs Road. Alexander Taylor. Papakura. Richard Herbert Webb. 75, Newton Road. Joseph Frederick Wheeler, Glenfield. John William Young, Sale Street. MORE NURSES WANTED. THE WOUNDED IN EGYPT. AN AUCKLANDER'S WORK. In a letter from Hcliopolis to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cooke, of Victoria Avenue, Remuera, Sister Elsie Cooke, who was one of the 12 New Zealand nurses who left with the Australian forces, says : "We could do with 100 New Zealand nurses and 50 masseuses here, and yet I suppose people are still saying that the first 50 were only taken as a compliment to the Dominion. I wish some of the girls who wish to help would come over here and visit the men in the hospitals. They have so few visitors, and do so love to see New Zealanders. We got three hearty cheers and no end of an ovation when we went on duty in the rink. Poor fellows! Ton feel you cannot do enough for them in return for what they did at the Dardanelles. Four of the New Zealand nurses were sent back to Suez to fit up the Willochra for the returningnvounded. They were Sisters Scott, Rose, Fitzgibbons, and myself." " Miss Cooke described the preparations on board the Willochra, and referred further to the men themselves, of whose bravery and fortitude she could not speak too highly. The writer mentioned that Captain Donald Simpson, who returned by the Willochra, had charge of a body of 200 New Zealanders from England. She quoted him as saving that the hospital shins at the Dardanelles were a beautiful sight at night. Every other ship would be in darkness, but the hospital ships were ablaze with lieht. All round the waterline were twinkling green lights and amid- ; ships on either sfde there were huge red crosses in red lights.

EXTENSION OF " LEAVE." [BY TELEGRAPH. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Tuesday. Cases of memocrs of the reinforcements returning from leave to Trentham, only to be told that they were not wanted then, and could return home, were mentioned by Mr. G. W. Russell in the House to-day. He asked the Minister for Defence whether he would give instructions that the men on leave and not required at the camp should be telegraphed to informing them that their leave had been extended. He referred to two Christchurch cases which he said occurred last week, where the men returned to camp on the expiry of their leave, and, apparently because the Department was not ready to receive them at the camp, thev were told they could go back home. The Minister for' Defence, the Hon. J. Allen, said that he could not conceive that such could be the case, for he knew of no such instances. He promised to inquire into it if the names were given to him. Mr. Russell : I can give you many cases. Mr. Witty has a number of instances, NATIONAL REGISTRATION. WHAT WILL NEW ZEALAND DO? [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. J Wellington, Tuesday. The passing of the National Registration Bill in Great Britain has led Mr. Arthur M. Myers (Auckland East) to table a notice of a question to the Prime Minister as to whether it is intended that New Zealand shall follow the example of the Old Countrv in the matter. Mr. Myers asks whether, in view of the statement in the House of Lords by the Marquis of Lansdowne. that the British Government would be pleased if the Dominions thought fit to follow Britain in this matter, the New Zealand Government will immediately consider the advisability of introducing a Bill providing for the registration of our national resources (1) by making provision for the compulsory registration of all men between the ages of 15 and 65, asking for particulars as to ace and present employment, and ascertaining from those who are desirous of voluntarily offering their services what special form of labour is desired other than that in which they are at present engaged: and (2) by making provision for a reeister of the industrial, commercial, and agricultural resources of New Zealand. showing what industries have been affected by enlistments in the Expeditionary Force.

It is suggested that the industrial register should contain, inter alia (a) the number of men engaged in each occupation : (b) the fewest number of men required generally to carry on our nrimarv and other industries: and (c) the' estimated number who could be released for service in directions which would assist the Imperial Government in the successful prosecution of -the war without interfering in any way with the production of our national food supplies and industries or impairing the efficient conduct of the Dominion's trade and commerce.

At an early hour this morning there was no improvement in the condition of the young man, Fred James, who was injured at Onehunga on Monday. James was riding a bicycle along Queen Street, Onehunga, when his tyres skidded on a tramline. He was picked up unconscious, and conveyed to the hospital, suffering from concussion, and his condition is serious.