NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16296, 1 February 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

FIFTH REINFORCEMENTS. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS. The following* officers have been ordered into camp at Trcntham on probation for the fifth reinforcements: — MOUNTED RIFLES. Auckland District. (One captain and two subalterns.) Captain A. T. Wilkinson (Reserve of Officers). Lieutenant R. G. Milligan, N.Z. Garrison Artillery; Second Lieutenant M. R. Reed, 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles. Wellington District. (One captain and two subalterns.) Captain C. Sommcrville (Reserve of Officers). Second Lieutenant T. G. A. Hislop, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles. Canterbury District. (Ono captain and two subalterns.) Second Lieutenant L. R. Macfarlane, Ist Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry); Second Lieutenant D. T. Wood (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry). Otago District. (One major and two subalterns.) Lieutenant-colonel G. H. Stewart, 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles, as major. Captain J. Jenkins, sth Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars), as lieutenant; Lieutenant A. S. Herbert, 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles. INFANTRY. Auckland District. (One captain and six subalterns.) Major J. S. Murphy (Reserve of Officers), with rank of captain. Lieutenant J. D. M'Comish, N.Z. Railway Battalions. Second Lieutenants O. S. Ella, J. F. K. Hunter, L. E. Ashton, F. J. H Ellisdon, A. D. Jack, Unattached List (b). Wellington District. (One major and six subalterns.) Major W. 11. Fletcher, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles). Major A. J. Clark, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Riflce). with rank of lieutenant. Lieutenant A. S T Butler, 17th (Ruahinc) Regiment: Lieutenant J. S. M'Kay, 17th (Ruahine) Regiment; Sccond Lieutenant J. M'Morran, Post and Telegraph Corps; Second Lieutenant R. F. Gambrill, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment; Second Lieutenant G. Henderson, Unattached List (b). Canterbury District. (One major and six subalterns.) Major W. S. Austin, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment. Captain L. ,T. Ford, 12th (Nelson) Regiment, with rank of lieutenant; Lieutenant P. A S. Stevens, 2nd (So'ith Canterburyi Regiment; Sccond Lieutenant 11. M. Thorn, Unattached List (b): Second Lieutenant S. G. Bowrow, Ist (Canterbury) Regiment; Second Lieutenant I/. Gray, 13th (Jvorth Canterbury and Westland) Regiment; Second Lieutenant J. G. Burns, Unattached List (b). Otago District. (Two captains and five subalterns.) Captain A. Digbv Smith, No. 2 Company, N.Z. Engineers. Captain W. Domigan, 14th (South Otago) Regiment. Lieutenant .T. M'Crae. 14th (South Otago) Regiment: Lieutenant F. L. Hunt, Unattached List (b); Lieutenant L. J. Smith, llt'n (South Otago) Regiment; Lieutenant (on probation) J. Thompson. Unattached List (b); Second Lieutenant 11. V. Tregear, 4th (Otago) Regiment. Practically the whole of the officers mentioned. together with 80 non-commissioned i officers fo: - th; fifth reinforcements, are now in camp undergoing instruction.

An appeal made by the Otapro Daily Times for a fund to provide an Otajro motor ambulance for use "at the front," has mot with a surpri.sincch- prompt response. The cost is estimated at £1000. The appeal was made on January 7. and by the evening of the 15th there was in hand £1120. Next

day £ICOC was remitted to Lord Rothschild, who is tlio treasurer of the fund that is being raised at Homo for providing ambulances. Tin- response having exceeded expectations it was decided to continue receiving subscriptions to provide a second motor ambulance. The amount cabled Home was sent in tho name of tho people of Otngo. GENERAL GODLKY'S COMMUNICATIONS. 1 .lIvIj'TEXA NT-OOLONE L M'DONALD'S ILLNESS. In a letter dalid December 17, General Godley inlorms the Hon. .( Alien, Minister of Defence, that Lieutenant-colonel M'Donald, who commanded the Otago Infantry Jiattaliori, had been admitted to the hospital suffering from internal trouble, and edit to England for an operation. NECESSITY FOR INOCULATION. Regarding inoculation, General Gcdley says he is advised by the medical ollieeib that the presence of non-inoculated men in Egypt, wnere enteric is so rife, constitutes a danger to their comrades, and he has, therefore, no hesitation, for the good of the force, iji deciding that euch men cannot remain in it. " I have had a lot of trouble over tho inoculation question, and at one time, as I wrote to you, there were 47 men, and, in addition, some on the Arawa who had not been done. I then said that I should make arrangements either to send back to New Zealand, or leave at the base, those men who still refused to bo done. This had the effect of bringing in a few more, but yesterday there were still about 50 who absolutely persisted in their refusal. In this country, where everybody gets inoculated as a matter of course, it would be very wrong to risk keeping them, bo I lmd them paraded last night' and them that, though I might respect tho conscientious objections, and did not in any way wish to threaten them, the same time my first duty was to tbo force as a whole, and I could not risk tho health of the vast majority of the men or an outbreak of enteric by keeping those who refused to submit to reasonable precautions. This had the effect of bringing in half a dozen more, but I am afraid there are still about 40 whom I am sending back by the Athenic along with a few of the worst characters. The sending back of the latter, and of those not inoeulated, will have a very good effect on the discipline and efficiency of the force, as it will make everybody realise that they must conform to necessary orders, and also that we have no use for wasters."