THE LAST BALLOT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16583, 5 July 1917, Page 6

THE LAST BALLOT.

—■ . . ♦ _ < MEN WRONGLY INCLUDED. \ 8 Further instances are to hand of mea being called up in the recent ballot who are either serving witt the forces or previously have been rejected as medically unfit. Among those who have been on active service —Manuel Simmons, who left New Zealand early last year and ' has since been wounded; G. P. Evans, of Prospect Terrace, Mount Eden, who is now a lieutenant on a battleship Francis : Ledger, -who left with an early Maori reinforcement, and is now.in France; J,. S. Daubeny, who was accepted last January; and Lancelot Kerr Taylor, who/ after being rejected once, is now in camp } . Second-Lieutenant M. G. McGregor, whose | name appears in the last ballot with the :. designation of "farmer, Kohimarama.'" is at the front, attached to the Royal lying Corps. He was a pnpil of the New Zealand Flying School, Kohimara- - ma, and was formerly farming ah Si Onaupo; Chruies R. Brown, solicitor. domain Street, is now in camp with one , of the reinforcements; E. A. Stein, Came*°s . street Poneonbv, is engaged on Admiralty work, being at present second officer on a New Zealand transport. J. hose previously rejected include :-C. A. Benson, who is now engaged in homo service, at the Records Office, in Auck- « ' j . • M * Moore-Jones, who twice offered his services; Charles H. Couri, IJevonport placed in the home service T=^l : ~ Conrt > draper, Devonpor;.} James Walker, Union Street, posted to 8 wie home service branch; Peter C. £oyle, storekeeper, Green Lane, passed'., ™f,°™ service Eric Pitcher, clerk, Dilw£ „ TeT ™V and Phili P W. Vercoc. who was discharged after spending two months m camp. .-'I