THE CALL FOR MEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11595, 13 January 1916, Page 8

THE CALL FOR MEN.

APPLICANTS FOR COMMISSIONS. MUST HAVE TWELVE MONTHS' SERVICE. A . Defence order notifies that no officers will be accepted for future Reinforcements unless at the time of application for appointment, they have had twelve- months' Territorial or Cadet service. ANSWERING THE CALL HOW THE OCCUPATIONS ARE REPRESENTED. THE POSITION IX CHRISTCHURCH. 'iue following table shows the occupations of 2357 men who have enlisted through the Citizens' Defence Corps since May 3, 1915: Artists 2 ' Asphalters 2 ■ Architect 1 "• Bricklayers .3 Bushmon 5 Bakers and oooks . .... 58 Bagmaker 2 Baimen and porters . . . .39 Bilsiard markers 2 Brewery hands * Brickmakers . . . . . 5 Boxmaker 1 ■ ' Blacksmiths and wheelwrights . . ,55 Butchers ... . . 42 i-Jeokbindera 2 Bootmakers • 12 Brushmakery . . . . . . 1 .Caretaker • 1 \ ..Carpenters, joicer3 and cf.binet- ■ •" makers IC6 "Canvassers . . . ... . 2 'Chemist3 ■ . , . . ... 9 Civil Servants . . . .' . 45 . Clerks ' . IS2 .Cleaner. ...... 2 Clock ranker 2 "Coaohbuilders 2 Contractors 4 Clergymen .'3 Dairymen . . .... 8 •_Dentist3' assistants . . ..' 7 '•Drapers .21 'Draughtsmen . . . . . 3 Drivers . . . . . . . 5S . Dyer .1 Engineers . .... 44 Electricians . . . . .16 Engine drivers . . . . . 27 Engine fitters ..... 10 . Engravers .5 -Fishermen 2 Factory hands 13 .' Farmers £ ~ 105 Farmers' hands . . . . * . S2 Follxnonger3' lianas . . . .20 Firemen . .... 19 j' . .Foundry hands I°, -'■ ' \ Gas employees a i Grocers' assistants .... 21 Hairdressers . . . .- .12 Journalists . . . . . ,"> '•Labourers ..... o;0 Leadlighi workers . . .', -. 4 .'Manufacturers .... 3 ' Me'cKanicd .... 42 Miners 33 Motor workers . . . ' .35 Merchants . . .. . . ~ . ■• 4 Musicians . . ............4 Rurserymen and gardeners .'" . •3" I Optician ........ I j Paintars 52 Paper runners . . '. . 4 Plasterers . . • . " v ~ . P Ploughmen . - : •*'. -". - . 21 Photographers . . * . .3 I Printers . . v -. . 27 ' Professional runner . . . 1 ! Plumbers '2l , Pabbiters . . ... '2 Railway employees ... 57 Itopeniakcr . . . _ . 5 1 Retired . . . ."'.'■. 4 Eunholder . . . . l Saddler . . . . . G SJoremen and wcrekousarnen . .131 Seamen . . . . .15 Shearers . . . . . 7 Shepherds 19 Stewards ..... 3 ■ ■ School teachers H Stonemasons .... 5 Storcmen and packers . . .37 Storekeepers 7 Students . . . . . 0 Surveyors' assistants ... 5 Slater 1 ' Solicitor 1 Threshing mill owner 1 Theatrical agent .... 1 Tatars 20 linsrhiths § Tramway employees ... 15 . Trainers, jockeys and stable hands . 36 Woolbroker * "Wirew,orker 1 , ' . Total .... '2387 . RECRUITING BOARD. [Pee Pjress Association.] WELLINGTON, January 12. .The Prime Minister stated to-night that a temporary secretary to the Recruiting Board would he appointed almost at once. The boa.-d would then ■ get into" communication with- local bodies with a view to the early organisation of recruiting committees. Alphabetical lists, showing men of mili- , tary age would bo available early nest week.

WELLINGTON'S RESPONSE.

SATISFACTORY RECRUITING. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON,' January 12, Defence Headquarters was able to Woort to-night that the Wellington military district's .. quota for the Twelfth Reinforcements had been sent into the camp complete in all details. There was a shortage of infantry recruits in the Wellington city draft but it was covered by recruits sent in from other parts of the district. Recruiting in the city has been particularly good during the last day or two. No fewer than forty-two men passed as medically fit, being registered at the Buckle Street office yesterday. .' The city has been called span for many men lately to fill gaps in the camp, particularly in connection with the Eleventh Reinforcements, and tin; fact is believed to explain the shortage reported on Tuesday, when the Twelfth were mobilised. Auckland's quota for the Twelfth Reinforcements, consisting of some 600 men, .reached Wellington to-day and was reported to be at full strength. The Canterbury draft is due here tomorrow, and the Otago draft will arrive on Friday. The exact position will not be known until mobilisation ia complete, but there h reason to believe that the Twelfth Reinforcements -n-ill be brought to full strength by the of the week. The Defence Minister informed a reporter that the response to the call for. the Twelfth Reinforcements had been very much better than in cht case of the Eleventn.. He hoped .rhen mobilisation was complete on Friday that it would be found that the ranks of the latest Reinforcements had been filled and the Defence Department was to have no anxiety on that score. The shortage reported in connection with tixe Eleventh Reinforcements had been allocated to various districts, and he was informed that Wellington district had found nearly all the men required from it to fill the gaps in that draft. The extent of the response from other districts had not yet been reported, but he hoped to have both the Eleventh and Twelfth Rirtforcements complete within a week.