NATIONAL DRIVE

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21037, 13 February 1940, Page 7

NATIONAL DRIVE

RECRUITING EFFORT DELEGATES TO CONFER INTENSIFIED CAMPAIGN (By Telegrapn. —Pre3s Association) WELLINGTON, Monday Delegates from civil recruiting committees in all military areas will confer tomorrow with members of the Central Recruiting Committee to discuss plans for co-ordinating intensifying the recruiting campaign for the third echelon and reinforcements. The object is to form a National Recruiting Committee, of which the delegates will become members. Arrangements have been made for members of Cabinet to give addresses on various aspects of the Dominion’s war effort.

MEN FOR DUNTROON

TEN CADETS SELECTED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Monday A further ten cadets have been selected for training at Duntroon Military College, Canberra, Australia, under the Government policy of close co-operation with Australia on defence matters. In previous years the number of cadets has been five, but since the outbreak of war it has been decided to send double the number. The selected cadets, who will attend a three years’ course at Duntroon with a view to qualifying as officers in the New Zealand Military Forces, are:—P. F. Hewitt (Auckland), R. M. Martin (Auckland), R. S. Gardner (Auckland), R. M. Gurr (Whangarei), R. H. F. Holloway (Hawera), A. W. Fitchett (Wellington), P. L. Molinezus (Christchurch), R. W. K. Ainge (Timaru), K. J. D. McCorkindale (Dunedin), G. K. Bruce (Wellington).