RECRUITS WANTED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23601, 9 March 1940, Page 13

RECRUITS WANTED

MR. ERASER'S CAMPAIGN TWO PARADES ARRANGED WHANGAREI AND HAMILTON Special parades are to be held in W hangarei and Hamilton next week for the arrival of the deputy-Prime Minister, the Hon. P. Fraser, and the Chief of the General Staff, Major-Gen-eral ,1. K. Puigan, on the recruiting campaign which they are making throughout the country. The Whangarei parade will be held on Friday and that at Hamilton 011 Saturday. It is estimated that about 700 members of the National Military Reserve, territorials and cadets will parade at The units taking part are the Motor-cyclists, North Auckland Mounted liifles; the National Military Reserve, Class II.; returned soldiers, territorials, 150 cadets and the Municipal and Pipe Bands. A detachment ol about 150 will travel from Dargaville for the parade and on the way will do a tactical exercise. The parade will march through the town to the Town Hall, arriving there at 8 p.m., and on the way Mr. Fraser will take tlisalute.

In Hamilton the parade has been timed to leave the drill hall for Bledisloe Hall at 7.10 p.m. The parade will be formed by a troop of the Waikato Mounted Rifles; the 2nd Medium Battery, New Zealand Artillery; detachments from the Ist Battalion, Waikato Regiment; Hamilton High School cadets, Hamilton Technical High School cadets and the National Military Reserve, Class 11., and by the Hamilton Citizens' Band and South Auckland Caledonian Society's Pipe Band.

FAREWELLS TO TROOPS LISTS OF MEN'S NAMES [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WELLINGTON, Friday "It has been represented to me that it would assist those responsible for organising public farewells to troops proceeding overseas and the distribution ot' gifts if local authorities and other bodies could be given the names of men who enlisted," said the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, in a statement. "Arrangements accordingly have been made whereby, on application being made for purposes in connection with the holding of public farewells to men proceeding overseas and the distribution of gifts and other similar matters, information as to the names and addresses of men who have enlisted will be made available at the local area office, to borough councils, county councils and other local authorities, and to local branches of the Returned Soldiers' Association, local patriotic committees and other responsible bodies."

ONEHUNGA ARRANGEMENTS PUBLIC PRESENTATION Delegates representing various organisations in Onehunga met hist evening to complete arrangements for a civic farewell to Onehnnga men of the second echelon. The Mayor, Mr. A. Garside, presided. It was decided that the farewell will take place on the Onehunga public school grounds at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, when a presentation will be made to each man. It was also agreed to invite all Onehnnga members of the crew of H.M.S. Achilles, each of whom is to receive a presentation. It was reported that the women's division of the committee had arrangements well in hand for a house-to-house collection for the Fighting Services Fund and that a street collection would be taken next Fridav.

NEW UNIT FORMED 2ND GENERAL HOSPITAL Following the practice established for the second echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, a genoral hospital unit is being formed for the third echelon. The Auckland quota for this unit, which is to be known as the 2nd General Hospital, is 49 noncommissioned officers and other ranks and an immediate start is being made witli finding men suitable for the work. They include nursing orderlies, hospital cooks, special treatment orderlies and men for ward duties.

APPEAL TO SPORTS BODIES WELLINGTON MOVEMENT [by TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION'] WELLINGTON, Friday With the object of enlisting the support of sports bodies in securing recruits, the Wellington Recruiting Committee has sent a circular letter to 21 governing bodies of sport in Wellington city and suburbs. In addition, the committee has written to '2:5 Hug by clubs and 52 cricket clubs. Other sports clubs will also be approached. In its letter to the governing bodies the committee said it desired the cooperation of sports bodies, and asked each to appoint a representative to the sports-division of the committee so that an effort could be made worthy of the great body of men who played such an outstanding part in building up the nation's manhood and enhancing its prestige in time of peace.

COMMISSIONS GRANTED MEN FROM TRAINING COMPANY [by TELEGRAPH —PR ESS association] WELLINGTON, Friday The following are first appointments to commissions as second lieutenants oi members of the advanced training company at Trentham: — F. G. Oldham and B. V. Davison, to 22nd Wellington Rifle Battalion; I. .7. Simpson and G. Baker, to Anti-tank Company; T. E. Owen. H. D. McManaway and E. E. liawle, to Sixth Infantry Brigade.

1 CONSCRIPTION ISSUE FARMERS' UNION ATTITUDE [FROM OCR own correspondent] HAMILTON, Friday "While the Farmers' Union is in favour of conscription as a means of organising the available manpower of the country, we are supporting the Government in its voluntary system," said Mr. \V. \V. Mulholland, Dominion president of the Farmers' Union, when speaking at a meeting of the Waikato sub-provincial executive in Hamilton to-day. This statement was made in answer to a Question as to what was the official attitude of the Farmers' Union toward conscription. "Quite a number of farm workers have gone to camp because men engaged in other industries have riot volunteered in sufficient numbers," said Mr. Mulholland. "If conscription had been brought in. this would nave been avoided. However, as the Government has adopted the voluntary system, we are doing all we can to make it a success."