BALLOT ANOMALIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17215, 18 January 1918, Page 5

BALLOT ANOMALIES

John Bgan, who has boon called up by ballot, informs us that ho offered his sca - - vioes a fow days after tho attainment of, his twentieth birthday, but that, liko several others who became of military ago during tho holidays, he wad afforded no opportunity to enlist voluntarily.

A correspondent at Tapanui informs us that Eiwen laving-stono Sinclair, whoso name is in tho Clufiha 'ballot, enlisted ouxly last year, and is now at tho front.

Russell Francis Kitto, of Alexandra, informs us that ho enlisted on reaching the age of 20 years on December 16, was medically examined and passed as jit, and ordered to parado for camp on April 2.

Captain-chaplain Walter MTJoan, whoso name appeared in tho list of Now Year honours as a, recipient of tho Military Cross, is well known in Dimedin. Ho was born and educated at Green Island, afterwards undergoing his studies for the ministry at (Jtago University and Knox College. After tho completion of his coarse he received a call to the , Somervcll Memorial Presbyterian Church at Remuera (Auckland), where ho was stationed until ho sailed as a chaplain with tho Seventh Reinforcements, to fill tho vacancy caused by tho death of Chaplain Grant. After serving in Egypt for a time, ho sailed for Galtipoll, which plaeo ho was keen on reaching, but on getting to ' Lemnos ho was disappointed to find that tho evacuation had taken place. Ho wont to Franco as chaplain to tho 2nd Ota-go Battalion, boins attached to that unit from tho time tho Now Zoalandcrs were moved to that front until November last, when ho was uransferrod to Kngland. Tho particular act or actions that havo gainod for him his decoration aro not yet known here, but it is known that, while at the front, ho performed a groat deal of sclfsaorifi.ciiig work regardless of all personal risk or danger. As stated by ua yesterday, Mrs M'Lean has also been mentioned in despatches for her work in an English taospitel.

Tho following extract is from a private letter recoived by Canon Nevill from a friend in England, Canon Sanctuary, who has lost ono son at the front and has another still there :• —" New Zealand has donenobly, and none are thought better of at the front than tho men from New Zealand. Only the other day, when our ' Bill' was home from Franco on leave, lie was saving so."