RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14698, 1 September 1915, Page 6

RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA

CONSCRIPTION SUGGESTED- IN NSW. Received September 1, 9 a.m. SYDNEY, September 1,. The Hon. W. A- Holman states, that. owiifg. to the number of resolutions, fa-, vburing conscription sent frofn recruiting associations, the Assembly , will, soon be afforded ah opportunity to express ail i opinion on the matter.

TOTAL ENLISTMENTS TO DATE. Received September 1, 9" a.m. MELBOURNE, September 1.: The total enlistments in all Stales to August H-tth were;— ■ Victoria 46,179, New South Wa1e5,40,882. Queensland .. 12,420. South Australia 10,202. •if Westralia 9,953 Tasmania 4,458. : ,-i : . Total, 124,094. ; The above-;figures make allowances for • New South Welshmen, w>lio' have enlisted 1 over the borders in other States. ; AUSTRALIAN CAMPS. REPLY TO CRITICISM. Received rSeptembcr 1, 9,40 a.m. ,* ' MELBOURNE, September In the Federal House, Senator Pearce, replying to criticisms of-the Defence Department, said the camps compared favourably with those of the citizen forces. Some grumblers must be expected-among • : the thousands of men .who. were .passing through the camps. It-'was undesirable ■ ■ that the men should be pampered, N.Z.’S WAR CORRESPONDENT A SPEEDINC UP PROPOSAL. , (Per United Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, September’]. The Premier states that'lie is thinking of, arranging;■for some of. the N.Z. -war correspondent’s matter to ho-, sent by cable;- Events were moving so’rapidly in the Dardanelles that the Dominion' could not wait for letters without impatience. It niay bo- mentioned that a large batch o£ letters, from Mr Ross arrived this week covering nearly a month, and bearing internal evidence of delay by the censors, and-an the mails.-. Some of tho letters considerably ante-date his letter published' %t week. . ' •