THE EMPIRE'S CALL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3280, 24 January 1917, Page 43

THE EMPIRE'S CALL.

NEW ZEALAND'S HESFO^SE MEN OF THE TWENTYFOURTH ON LEAVE. Twenty-five men left by the 11.14 express on Wednesday morning to join the Otago draft of the 24th Reinforcements in camp at Trentham. Following arc their names. — George Alexander, James Braid, Thomas James Bryden, Walter Burnett, Charles Alexander "Coster. John P. Cuthbcrtson, James Deer, Arthur John Dudfield, .lames Drummond, William Lyle Easton, Arthur Clayton Ellis, Trevor Lewis Gibson, Ernest Hopewell, James Peter Jones, William Lean, William Logan, Thomas Menzies, William Ernest Mount, Henry M'Dougall, Robert John M'lndoo, Albert Edward Power, George John Ronton, James Ross, George Edward Taylor, Alexander Watson. One man came from Southland, and throe men were to join the train at Oarnaru, bringing the total up to 29. Cr Green, in the absence of the Mayor (Mr J. J. Clark) briefly addressed the men. He congratulated them on coming forward so cheerfully before their leave was up. They were leaving a country that they loved, and people who loved them, and it was realised that they were doing their duty, and would continue to do it, and act generally as well as the men who had preceded them and written their names in history. The citizens wished them Godspeed and good luck, and hoped they would be on the spot at the declaration of peace. Lieutenant-colonel Stonoham briefly addressed the men, and at the conclusion of his remarks three hearty cheers were given for the departing soldiers. REINFORCEMENTS IN CAMP. The Twenty-first Reinforcements, who arrived at Wellington from Trentham camp. on Friday morning at 9.30 o'clock, paraded in Waterloo quay in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. They are a well-set-up body of men (says the New Zealand limes), and in great heart. There were a large number of tho public present to welcome the soldiers, who were given an opportunity of' conversing with their friends before being called upon to rejoin their ranks. Tho Twenty-second Reinforcements, who route-marched over the Rimutakas from Featherston camp on Thursday, bivouacked at Kaitoke the sa'mo evening. Every man accomplished the journey. The ladies of the Wairarapa Patriotic Society provides lunch for tho men at the summit, and at tho foot of the hill they were joined by a detachment who had routo-marohed from Trentham camp. On Friday evening the reinforcement draft engaged in night manoeuvres in the vicinity of Maungaroa. LIST OF OFFICERS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST REINFORCEMENTS. Tho following is the list of officers of the Twenty-first Reinforcements: A Company. —Lieut. E. H. Sharp (adjutant), Second Lieutenant A. G. Quartley (O.C. Company), Second Lieutenant G. H. Nicholls, Second Lieutenant H. J. Hall. B Company. —Lieut. H. F. Edgecombe (O.C. Company), Second Lieutenants A. W. Laffcrty, J. R. R. Leys, R. 11. Stables. C Company.—Lieut. W. 11. Jones (O.C. Company), Second Lieutenants C. E. Lee, II A. iiighet, A. E. Dendy. D Company.—Major Sinel (O.C. draff), Second Lieutenants F. J. Ramsay, C. A. Lo Lievre, A. Martin. E Company.—Second Lieutenant J. S. Marsden (O.C. Company), Second Lieutenants F. W. Moore, G. G. Smith, and F. J. Becchey. F Company—Lieut. E. V. Daldv (O.C. ship), Second Lieutenant W. Tailby (O.C Company), Second Lieutenants 11. A. E. Milnes and It. 0. Buchanan. G Company. —Second Lieutenant P. Howrlen (O.C. Company). Second Lieutenants H. R. King, F. C. Do Lambert, and S. M. Hohbs. II Company.—Second Lieutenant A. Deans (O.C. Company), Second Lieutenants K. G. Smith, J. H. Thomas, and J. F. M'Padden. J Companv.—Captain F. L. Hartnell (O.C. ship). 'Second Lieutenants V. L. Powell. F, A. De la Mare, and W. Mann. GOING TO THE FRONT. The Drill Hall at St. Bathans was filled to the doors on the occasion of a public social and presentation to Troopers Enright and Wheeler, on final leave from Trentham. Mr Nicolson presided, arid made the presentations, which consisted of a purse of sovereigns to each man. Mr E. Morgan also spoke, and paid a glowing tribute to the patriotism of the guests of tho evening, who he felt would worthily uphold the noblest traditions of our gallant army. Trooper Enright responded, and thanked the people for their gifts. Ho hoped they would be spared to return witli many others who had gone to the' front from' St. Bathans. PROMOTION FOR OFFICERS. WELLINGTON, January 16. Tho Hon. James Allen stated to-day that some time ago General Godley communicated with him pomting out tiiat General A. H. Russell had only a temporary appointment as major general, and asking that his appointment should be permanent. Mr Allen said it had been decided to approve of the appointment of Brigadier-general Robin as major-general, also the appointment of General Russell to the same rank. MOTOR AMBULANCE FOE THE FRONT. HANDSOME OFFER BY MR EDGAR JONES TIMAEU, .January 16. Mr Edgar Jones, formerly of Mount Nessing, who returned some months ago '"- • '' '. ' has offered, through the Red complete motor ambulance sow Zealanders at the front. ition imposed is that the be called the ,; Timaru." : ambulance is estimated at , 5 . .Mr ,; • ■ previously gave a large donation towards the ambulance while at

Homo, and has boon a generous contributor to various funds THE SECOND DIVISION. ISSUE OF PASSPORTS CURTAILED. WELLINGTON, January 19. The Hon G. \V. Russell states that, as the calling up of the second line of .reserves under the Military Service Act is within measurable distance, it lias been decided that, so far as applications for passports and permits by men belonging to that division are concerned, the administration would be considerably tightened in future. The mere fact that a member of the Second Division desired to leave New Zealand for business purposes would not be considered sufficient justification for his departure, and. as in the case of the First Division, applications for passport* will only bo considered where circumstances arc of an exceptional nature. VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS. APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION. WELLINGTON, January 18. On the loth inst. regulations were gazetted providing tor the applications for exemption of men who have enlisted voluntarily being considered and decided by the Military Service Boards which were set up under the Military Service Act to deal with appeals against the calling up of those whose names had been drawn in the ballot. Prior to the above date such applications were inquired into and considered by the lion. Mr Myers, Minister in Charge of Munitions and Supplies, who in each casesubmitted a recommendation to the Minister of Defence. Exemptions were granted generally only for a tew months, when the cases would again come uU for revision on the receipt of an application for an extension of the period. Roughly speaking, about 703 applications were dealt with by MiMyers, and a very large number of the exemptions granted expired at the end of last month, in view of the new arrangement it will be necessary in the future to address all applications for exemption of those who have enlisted voluntarily to the Commandant, care Adjutant-general, No. 2 Branch, Wellington, who will arrange for them to be considered by the Military Service Board of the district in wh.ch the man on whose behalf the application is made resides. Applications for an extension of periods of exemption already granted under the voluntary system should be similarly addressed. PERSONAL. Advice from Melbourne is to the effect that Captain F. M. Tubman, 2nd Australian Light liorsc, has been admitted to the Liverpool Merchants' Hospital, where he is under observation for sickness. ' Lieutenant M. W. Sprott, eldest son of tho Bishop of Wellington, has been mentioned in despatches. He was wounded for the second time on September 15, and was sent to England for hospital treatment. He has now recovered and returned to the front recently. Lieutenant Sprott volunteered over two years ago, and received a commission as second lieutenant in the 9th Norfolks. He was recently made battalion bombing officer. News has been received by Mr L. Clancy, 27_ Neville Street, Caversham, that his son (Lieutenant Win. Sarsfield Clancy) has been awarded a Military Medal and received his commission for conspicuous services on the Somme battlefield. Lieutenant Clancy enlisted as a private with the Main Body, was all through the Gallipoli campaign, during which he was wounded slightly, and has been in France since the New Zealand troops first went there. Mr L. Moritzson. of Auckland, has been advised by the High Commissioner that his eon, Lieutenant L. Moritzson, has been awarded the Military Cross for bravery in action. Lieutenant Moritzson enlisted in Dunodin, and left Wellington with tho Signal Corps attached to the Main Expeditionary Force. He was wounded twice, once in the landing on Gallipoli, and again in the Somme offensive. Lieutenant Moritzson at the time of enlistment was a clerk in the Dunodin branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. He is 23 years of age, and was promoted from the ranks Mr and Mrs W. F. Clark, of Files road, Invorcargill, received advice on Monday that their son, Sergeant George Watson Clark, had died of wounds on January 5. The late sergeant was bom in tho Lumsden district, and educated in the Lumsden Public School. lie was among the first to offer his services when war broke out, and left New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force. Ho was some time in Egypt in the machine gun section when he went to Gallipoli and was one of the last men to leave. He afterwards went to France, and was there up to September 16, when he was wounded and sent to England, where he died at the age of 33 years. On Thursday, Jltli, itit Kaitangata, a large crowd greeted the arrival of tho coach to welcome home Private Albert Rogers (9th Reinforcements), who has been invalided from France. The Mayor (Mr Aitchison) extended a hearty welcome to the returned soldier and expressed the hope that he would soon be restored to health. Cheers were heartily given as Private Rogers stepped from the coach. Private Rogers, who is suffering from "French fever," a form of rheumatism, acknowledged tho welcome and delivered some straight talk to the "stay at homes." Describing his sickness, ho said it was in one of tho charges on the Somme that the trouble took him. His legs suddenly swelled, and gave out under him, and he lay behind a heap of bodies until picked up by the ambulaneo corps. lie speaks very proudly of the Kaitangata boys in the fight, all of 'whom have '-made good,"" and many are wearing well-earned .-tripe.:. DEATH FllOlt PNEUMONIA. Private advice has been received at Balclutha by file parents of Ctinner George A. Harvey, oi Benhar, to the effect that their son had died of pneumonia in the General Hospital, London. Gunner Harvey left witii recent draft of reinforcements, and as ho had not yet been in the tiring line the news of his death came as a shock to his parents and many friends in the district. The deceased was nearly 22 years of age, and was educated at Stirling and Balclutha District High Schools. After passing the Civil Service examination (with credit) he enf red the Government employ. and was stationed at Livercargil] in the Lands Office, where he was employed prior to enlistment. The deceased was a keen footballer and follower of other forms of eport. He was an only son.

SERGEANT ROY M'LEOD. Sergeant It. H. Gray writes of the- late Sergeant W<>y M'Leod, who met his death at Flers on September 30:—"I was jus! behind the line on October 1 a few hours after Roy was killed, and rot: into touch with a man who went through his last gallant exploit witli him. As you know, he was in charge of the bombers of the —— Battalion, and at 2 p.m. on September 30 he tool: a party of 15 out; near the German trench ur.<l formed a bombing post, (fur | own artillery fire compelled them lo withdraw, but at 5 p.m. he got a further supply of bombs and went right past his earlier post until lie net lie' Germans in their trendies. lie had two men killed, but worked forward towards the trench held by an English regiment on our left, pushing the Gorman? back through their sap. He found the 'Tommies' hard pressed and unable to direct any effective resistance. Roy proposed to the officer to put in a block, and they gave him 30 men to carry thi« out. After severe fighting he accomplished this. and thus saved tho 'Tommies' from a nasty repulse. lie was kneeling down in the trench firing a rifle grenade when a bomb struck the parapet in front of him, rebounded and struck him, killing his instantaneously. I wish I could convey to you and to all who knew him an adecpiate impression of the devotion and tho esteem with which the men who worked with him spoke of him. He was bravo beyond most men. and bombers know what bravery means. He was one of the; best non-commissioned officers in his battalion, but it was his character which had left its mark on his squad. His captain told me that no commander could wish for a better man. lie had been recommended for a commission, and would certainly have obtained tho D.C.M. for his deed which had saved the position for the English sect ion. He also spoke of his character, and it: was that which was more than the deeds, great and honourable as they were, which made one sure that: Roy was the man we knew him to be—one of God"s bravest and best." CAPTAIN JOHN BISHOP. Word has just been received that Captain John Bishop died of spinal meningitis at Sling Camp on January 15. Captain John Bishop, N.Z.S.C, joined the Royal New Zealand Artillery in March, 1898. " He was transferred to Auckland in 1899. and to Duncdiu in 1901. He was promoted bombardier 1904, corporal 1905, and appointed to Permanent Staff 1906. From "1907 to 1911 he was instructing in Invorcargill and Southland districts. With the inception of the Territorial scheme he was transferred to Gisborne. promoted lieutenant 1913. and transferred to Napier as adjutant. Wellington East Coast Regiment. After the outbreak of the war he was transferred to Palmerston North as ; grcfcip commander, Group 0, Palmerston North, with temporary rank of captain. Ho went into camp with the Ist and 2nd Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade, Rangiotu, and continued on with the 3rd and 4-th Battalions in the same position. On February 10. 1916, he sailed with Colonel Smyth. Prior to sailing he received his captaincy. Since he has been in England he has been in Sling Camp, Salisbury Plains, as adjutant to the N.Z. Rifle Brigade. lie was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs John Bishop. Highcliff, Peninsula, and brother to Staff Sergeant-major G. S. Bishop. Defence Office, Gore, and Sergeant-major J. B. Bishop. R.N.Z.A., Central Battery. He leaves a wife and six children in Auckland. WAT? PENSIONS. WELLINGTON. January 18. The War Pensions Board last week dealt with 114 new claims, 49 renewals, and 138 reviews of annual pensions. Seven new pensions were granted, and 34 allowances to soldiers; 36 dependents were granted pensions, and 11 allowances and 37 temporary pensions were renewed. Twelve soldiers' annual pensions were renewed, and 11 were adjourned. One hundred and fifteen dependents' pensions were continued, and two widows' pensions were increased to the full amount. The total pensions and allowances in force arc now as follows: Annual value. Average. 940 soldiers'dependents £493,397 £52 397 widows' and wives' pensions (including6ol children) ... .... ... 33.782 97 1408 other dependents' icnsions 40.437 28 2759 allowances 149.224 54 Totals: 5504 tensions and allowances £177.840 £SO The total liability is reducible by about £40.000 in respect of approximately COO cases which have gone oft the roll. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

SERBIAN" RELIEF FUND. THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Previously acknowledged £1778 15 1 Waitaluma Patriotic Society ... 5 0 0 Total £1783 13 1 OTAGO WOMEN’S PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION. Work has started again at the Early Settlors’ Hall. Largo quantities of wool and material for sowing wore given out in December, and the committee will be glad to receive all finished work on Thursday and Friday. Sewers will bo very welcome on those days, and ladies who will assist with the making and fitting of housewifes

will be specially welcome, us the stock of fin:.; articles .s rather low at present, Numerous letter.-- have been r< coivod arknow* lodging gratt fi.lly the receipt of Dominion l«Hr!-. which are proving of great benefit to our soldiers in the trenches. During tho holidays the January consignment (6000) were shipped, 500 of these going to Ivgypt and the rest io Franco. The. transport kit< for the 21st Reinforcements were also do* spatche<> JOTTINGS. By proclamation gazetted on the 15ih the following arc added to the list of articles to bo treated as contraband of war: Oxalic acid and oxalates, formic acid and formates, phemates, m tallic sulphides and thiosu'phatcs, soda, lime, and bleaching powder, platinum, osmium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, iridium, and the alloys and compounds of these metals, strontium, silts and compounds thereof, sulphate of barium (haryttt), hone black. THE TRANSPORT NAVUA. ARRIVAL AT PORT CHALMERS. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN INVALIDS ON BOARD. The transport Navua arrived at Port Chalmers at 11.20 p.m. on the 19th. with 163 persons on board, including three nurses and 115 invalided soldiers. Captain Daniels, who took over the vessel on tho death of Captain M'Donald, is m command. The officer commanding tho troops is Major F. 11. Lamport, who joined up in London, and came out to Cairo with a New Zeaiand contingent of about 200 strong at the end of 1014. Ho was formerly an Army Servico Corps officer, and was shot through the jaw and nose. Major Craig is the medical officer. On arrival the vessel was met by tho district representatives, the Ba.se Records staff, the Medical Board, the members of the local defence staff, and the hon. records staff, all of whom began work right away. Several of the men have brought back English wives. It was stated on board that two German submarines had been sunk near Plymouth two days before the vessel left. Two of the men on hoard have earned signal distinction. One of these is Sergeant B. N. Tavcnder, D.C.M., who belongs to Christchurch, an employee of the National Bank - . Mo waa with the Canterbury Machine Gun Section. His distinction was gained at Chunuk Balir, where he showed great skill and bravery while acting as a guide, nnd marked devotion to duty. lie also helped wounded men to safety, and made attempts to blow up Turkish guns. Ho has come to New Zealand as an instructor in bayonet fighting and physical drill. Some time ago he suffered from enteric. The other ease of distinction is that e>f Gunner Fleming, of the Artillery, who gained the Military Medal in .France. H;s battery was being heavily shelled, and tho line of communication between it and another battery was broken. Gunner Fleming volunteered to take a message to reestablish communications. Although severely wounded, he succeeded in his mission. WELCOME BY DUNEDIN CITIZENS. Tho men who i cached Port Chalmers aboard the Navua on Friday evening wero brought on to Dunedin on Saturday morning, reaching here at about 10.15 a.m. They went direct to the Early Settlers' Hail, where, they were received by tho Otago Women's Patriotic Association 1 , in conjunction with the City Council. Tho building was prettily decorated with bunting, and over the stage was a painted banner inscribed "Welcome Home." The men wero entertained with light refreshments and cigarettes, while to each was given a pretty buttonhole. While doing justice io tho refreshments provided, they were regaled with selections by the Bristol Orchestra, under the directorship of Mr Frod Stokes. Cr Green, in the absence of the Mayor in Wellington, addressed the assemblage. Ho said they" had every reason to be proud of their New Zealand soldiers, whose praidca were ever being sung by those in authority; and they mourned the loss of many of tho dearest comrades of the men now safoiy, returned home;— a mourning with which was mixed pride that they had fallen nobly. IJo desired to welcome the nurses with tho men, and he was sure that when the history of this war came to be written an important chapter in it would emblazon the* achievements of tho muss and women of the Empire who were working so nobly.— (Applause.) Mr George For.wick also addressed tha gathering. He said the men they welcomed back wen!: away fully trained, but without experience of actual warfare. They came back truly soldiers _ of 'the Empire* whoso deeds on Gallipoli, in Egypt, and in Franco had been splendid. All these achievements appealed powerfully to every New Zealander to accord them a welcome of the heartiest kind. The majority of the men returning would get back to ordinary civil life, and )0 shoufd be remembered by them that when this war was over there would still be a war going on. We should not be finished with the enemy when peace had been declared. They would all have- a part to play —as important a part as they had already played. Having a knowledge" of what they had done as soldiers, he was confident they would do what was required of them in tho future as they had done before. He desired to express his own u]n] the thanks of the people of this city and the dominion to them for all they had done.—(Loud applause and cheering, and "For They are Jol : y Good Follows.") Major Lampton returned thanks on behalf of tho men. He said: On behalf of tho men of troopship No. 63. the smallest transport in the world, which has come tho longest distance, I desire to thank you for your kind welcome. The men now \}vl rrtt present the sick and sorry spectacle they Otici when they boarded the ship at Devonport. They have been deeply touch' 1 by the welcome offered, and the audi would imagine the feelings which g : <-.\ upon them as tho ship_touched port after port Hearing* home, receiving ■sverywliero a royal greeting, of which the climax w;is reached hero. The speakers said thoy wore' proud of tho New Zealanders, and the men wore proud to be New Zealanders. All had tried to do their bit, and had succeeded, ho believed, in some small measure in keeping up the high opinion tho other arms—to right and left of them tn action —had formed of the New Zealanders. (Applause.) Tho proceedings closed with cheers for th> ladies, the citizens of Dunedin, and Major Lampton. The northern men left by the second ex*'

press, and the southern contingent by the ifternoon express from Christchurch. RECRUITING BOARD. PRINTED ROLLS OF FIRST AND SECOND DIVISIONS. DUNEDIN DISTRICT FIRST DIVISION ROLL ISSUED. Tho following statement was issued by tho chairman of the Recruiting- Board (the lion. J. Allen) on Saturday: Pursuant to the decision ot the Recruiting Board to publish printed rolla of. the First and Second Divisions oi the Unserve for each recruiting district, the roll of men in the First Divison of the Reserve for .No. 13 (Dunodin) recruiting district, comprising tho counties (with interior boroughs) ot Peninsula, Waikouaiti, and Taien, has now been issued. This issue will be followed in duo course by the roll of men in the Second Division of the Reserve. The roll now issued is a copy of tho register as compiled durin"- tho enrolment period, OS provided for by tho Military Service Act—namely, Sept"i'nber..of last year. The roll will therefore contain the names of men of the First Division who have since that elate either volunteered or been called up for service in the Expeditionary Force The First Division of the Reserve consists of men, natural-born British subjects of not less than 20 and under 46 years of age, who are unmarried, or who marr.ed since May 1. 1915, and have r.o children under 16 by a previous marriage, or who arc widowers with no children under 16, or who are divorced or judicially separated from their wives and have no children under 16 years of age. The Second Division consists of all other Rvservists. The place of residence, so far a%*known to the Government Statistician at the date of the constitution of the recruiting district (September 25. 1916), has oetermined the district to which a Reservist belongs, and no transfer to any other district register can be made because of any change in the Reservist's residence after enrolment. Copies of this roll arc being distributed to each post oflice, defence office, and local body recruiting committee office and police station in this recruiting district, where they are to be. available for inspection by the public. The object of printing and publishing these rolls is to enable every man of military age >vho is required by the Military Service Act to enrol in the Reserve to assure himself that he is so enrolled, and also enrolled in tho division of the Reserve to which he belongs, and likewise to see that every man of military age of his acquaintance is on tho register. The Recruiting Board hopes that local body recruiting committees and the public generally will take full advantage of tho opportunity thus afforded to scrutinise these lists, and by this moans it is hoped that the roll for each district will be made as Complete and perfect as it should be. If * committee or any mombor of the public or any official has reason to boliove that any man of military age is not enrolleel, or is not class Tied in tho division of tho Reserve to which he belongs, the doubt can easily bo settled by applying at any post office for the printed and addressed form which is there available. This should be filled in with the full name of the person with respect to whom the inquiry is made and forwarded to the Government Statistician, who will at once take whatever further steps are necessary, so far a* post ofliees clown to and including the fifth grade and police stations are concerned. It is proposed to place with them copies of the rolls of the First and Second Divisions of the Reserve for each district as they are completed, so that complete sots of tho rolls for the whole of the dominion may bo avail-able for reference by any man of military age who is absent from his usual place of residence, and who wishes to ascertain if ho is duly and properly enrolled for his own district. MAJOR W. DOMIGAN. . SOME VARIED EXPERIENCES. A Daily Times reporter had a very interesting conversation with Major W. Domigan (of Gore), who roturneel to New Zealand by the Navua on Friday night, and who, prior to leaving tho dominion, held a commission in the 14-th ('South Otago) Regiment. The major and his family have a fino military record, for, besides himself, his three sons have donned khaki, anel one has laid down his life for his country. This was Sergeant Arthur Leslie Domigan, of the 4th Otago Company, of tho Second Reinforcements, who was killed in action on Gallopoli on May 2, 1915. At the present time his eldest son is at the front and the youngest is a lieutenant in Trentham camp. Tho major himself wears a long-service medal and tho Territorial decoration, having seen 24 years' service as a comienssioned officer in the Volunteer and Territorial Forces of Now Zealand. His active military service is also one that ho might well be proud of, especially as he gained promotion to his present rank on tho field of honour. Major Domigan left New Zealand as a captain in D Company jfM>,#jCo) of the Fifth Reinforcements, landing •vt aallipoli on August 7, 1915. It will be remembered that this reinforcement draft arrived just in time to take part in the big advance, and immediately on landing they moved forward to the firing line, being badly knocked about in the process. When Lieutenant-colonel Moore, the last senior officer in the battalion, was wounded by a bomb in the leg, Major Domigan took charge, but was relieved a couple of days later by Major Stewart (Canterbury). On August 12, while helping a wounded man to safety, lie was wounded by a bullet in tho right side of tho chest, and evacuated first to Malta and then to England. After the period of convalescence was over he returned to Gallipoli, and landed at Anzac Beach on Friday, November 25, remaining in tho trenches there until the evacuation. Ho was promoted from captain to temporary major on November 25. 1915, and his appointment to tho latter rank was confirmed on August 12 of last year Followino: upon the withdrawal from Gallipoli, Major Domigan spent some time in Egypt, and then went on to England, where he was attached to the training staff at Sling camp. He next went over to France, but was invalided back to England on account of rheumatism, and this trouble was the cause of his return to New Zealand. He is proceeding to Ilanmer Springs in order to recuperate. Major Domigan expressed himself with enthusiasm about the behaviour of the men of tho Fifth Reinforcements. "They are all heroes," he said, " and it makes one very

proud to belong to tho same class as those men. The wav in which they stood up to shell and rifle fire on their landing was simplv marvellous. The men of the Ambulance'Corps also deserve all the praise they .... I mid if ;ii"ie is any body ot ne-ii on God's earth who show true heroism it is men of tliis; corps."'

THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES LIST. Previously acknowledged ... £27 £83 0 1 W. B. (December and January contributions) 2 0 0 W. 11. T 1 0 0 “ Wakatipian ” (monthly contribiition) 1 0 0 Employees Christie Bros', coal mines, Saddle Hill (32nd contribution) 4 4 0 J. B. (Hoslyn) 0 5 0 ‘AVakatipu Family” (monthly contribution 5 0 0 Daniel Clarke 5 0 0 "J. S..” Baldutha 1 0 0 “A. B.” 0 5 0 J E. Muir, Clarendon 6 s 6 Waitahuna Patriotic Society 5 0 0 “J. B.” 1 1 0 T. Uavcv “Walton Park, monthly contribution 1 0 0 Proceeds Greoncliffs (St. Clair) children’s concert 0 3 0 Total £27 916 5 T