RECRUITING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9172, 12 October 1915, Page 6

RECRUITING

'response IN THE CITY. The medical certificates of the following recruits were returned’ to the Buckle street recruiting office yesterday : —Richard J- J. Thomson, driver, Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay; Robert Littlebourno Brown, motor driver. Young’s Private Hotel; Wellington; George McKenzie Campbell, civil servant, Y.JI.C.A., Wellington; Patrick Burke, machinist. 149, Thorudom quay, Wellington; Reginald J. C- Jelllie, farm hand, Miramar road, Miramar; Roy Vincent Duckey, purser, U-S.S. Co.; Richard Loughtton, grocer, 170, Daniel street, Wellington; Gilbert B. Allcoek, draper, 9, Kensington; street, 'Wellington; John C- Led, cook, Wellington; James Charles Bvenden, chemist’s assistant, 38, Harrison street,' Brooklyn; John Teaze, jeweller. Brook- 1 Ivn; Ashley Samuel Hawthorne, painter, Wellington; ' Ralph Lush, surveyor. Eastbourne*; George Landmore, storeman, 28, Lome street, Wellington; 1; C. Price, polisher, Egmont Hotel, Wellington? G. M. Mauson,-artist, 17, Eben, street, Wellington; David McCormick Solater, postal clerk, Donald street, Karori; David Galloway, Wellington. , Brisk business was reported last evening from the new recruiting office at the Town Hall. As aU the registration) forms are forwarded to. the head office. Buckle street, the names of the new recruits will be published daily from to-’ •morrow (Wednesday) with the official list.

STEWART ISLAND RESPONSE. - ■ Press Association. INVERCARGILL. October 11. Out of a population of 250 at Stewart Island, thirty-five have cither gone _to the front or are waiting to go. A NEW CAMPAIGN. (Received October 11, 11.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 11. A new recruiting campaign has begun. There was a band parade in the streets, and a big meeting in the Town Hall, addressed by the Governor-Gen-eral and the Federal and State leaders. GRAVITY OF SITUATION. By 'Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 12, 1 a.xli.) SYDNEY, October 11. Speakers at the Town Hall meeting stressed the gravity of the Balkan developments. . ■ Mr Hughes, Federal Attorney-General, declared that if bhe Germans reached Constantinople first it meant a serious menace to Australia. If the Australians got there first it was the beginning of the end of the war. Mr Cook declared that, allowing for casualties in medical and other services, there were not more than 40,000 Australian fighters In the Dardanelles. , The meeting resulted in obtaining a good number of recruits.