The Waikato Times With which is incorporated The Waikato Argus MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1916. ENROLMENT OF THE RESERVE

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13270, 28 August 1916, Page 4

The Waikato Times With which is incorporated The Waikato Argus MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1916. ENROLMENT OF THE RESERVE

Thf Prime .Minister has I ll iat ||„. enrolment of the First Division nf the Expeditionary Force Rest rve will in> iiroelaiinetl on Friday next. September Ist, and that of the ■f< Hit I |ev;-i..n on Saturday, September \'nd. K, •: i-lt-eti 11;i\ S after those da',. S r man who is liable tor service mils! I." eni'tilled, and the onus is on lie' reser\isl, and on everyone who knows Hint he is eligible, to assure his ,".;rol1111>n! livery man of nol less tlian -h aiii 1 not more than ia years of a-e is .|'\:>l. exeel'l those who are aire ui> S' r\inu will: the colours. limse wilt/ he\'e >e I'Y I beyond I lit" Dominion ■ hll-inu [lie present Wa!' a!l<l have jii'i'll diseli : 'i'~ed, liiose who are of unsound mill,!. those who are -■ r\ sentences ~r >( ~r more In -a..1, and ihose u i |(l ~;V !>.a|iv - within Ihe meaning oi I■ ;, ■ l,;l!id \ci oi' 1 "Fit" i'irsl Divi--i,,n of Ihe lteser\e cumpris's every married since May 1, ID la, who I. no child under It', years of aim i \ a ! 1' '■ lolls m il'l'ia-e, every widower .ji,l every or judicially s>'par- ■ !. 11>'; ia !V! who has in. child under y, 'i |ie St lid Division COIII- - ell .■ i; a* :* men of niiiilary ase. |. -si eielfil-lo'! ; rise, iI should he !K>|ed | ; v11 Hie authorities do not en- ■ i,i tiie voluntary er.Usliuent of : ,I.■'i Wilh i e -e famih 'S. the size or a r, ; ijii y I. -s noil,inv' I" 'I" will' his enrolment as a member of Mi" H-- ... ; . V e. The Prune Minister has staled !;|j |: i |ha I life First Ibvisioll Will 1)0 exhausted before members of tht' 1 ... ;i ] i Ijvirion eall 'd Up, bill it nece-sary lh d lie' ''oils of the men . .. [,![■ se|\ie ■ in the I'il'sl and the ,11 I Division should be cmiiplt led i.,;,■ . I":a■ •io 1 iei• are empowered : j .!'. ;i .111> man wiio may lie reaty su;e"'s*'d to he of military aac :•■! .;i tain him and bi'in- him b•- .; ,1 Us' see of PeaC" if : • s\\.• rs are md salisfatdory. and In v be lined or se:it n'aol for a sub- |. \:'|er Ihe prmdamalioi ~(• , , r.ilm- ul my employer who coii|i;nies fo employ an eligible man win li i- not been i nrolled may bo lined any-

11-in- from 'J 20 1.0 1* 100. Any person who lias information about a man who may reasonably In- supposed to be of military auv must <tiscloso it to the authorities on pain of a substantial fine. Tip' !''-al slr»ii-!li of the Act is simply that ii is the duty of every citizen to help to enforce it. We hope that when the war is over New Zealand will be able to say proudly that she has done tier part without compelling men to serve, and this will be possible if everyone will study the provisions of the Milit -y Service Act and try to realise the true spirit of them. If we can keep up our quotas of reinforcements without recourse to compulsion some few contemptible shirkers may still skulk in the background, but if the people as a whole make up their minds to assist the authorities the force of public opinion will operate powerfully in the right direction.