TRENTHAM CAMP.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2401, 5 March 1915, Page 6

TRENTHAM CAMP.

TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS. From Trentham Military Camp the following transfers are announced: — From C Company, sth Reinforcements, Private T. S.'Hansey; from B Squadron, 4th Reinforcements, Private R. G. Schauer,' to; Army Service Corps; from 0 Company, sth Reinforcements,, Private Dixon, to New Zealand Medical Corps; from B Company, 4th Reinforcements, Corporal Temple, to Army Service Corps; from B Company, 4th Reinforcements. Private Dowd, to Samoan Relief; from Quartermaster's Stores, Regimental Q.M. Sergeant J. R. Copeland; to Mounted Rifles, sth Reinforcements; from Quartermaster's Stores, Regimental, Q.M. Sergeant Childs, Infantry, sth Reinforcements. The following appointments are approved of by the Camp Commandant :— No. 4 Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery.—Pte; J. N/T. Downey to be sergeant-major; Pte., J. A. Forsythe to be quartermaster-sergeant; Pte. L.W. •Tebay to be farrier sergeant; Ptes. F. L, Harvey, R.' E. Holben, B. D. Smith, E. F. Tyson, and N. Webster to be sergeants; Pte. J. Gregson to be corporal fitter; Pte. R. J. Hancock to be farrier corporal; Pte. C. Boswell to be corporal; Pte. E. P. Cooper to be orderly-room clerk; Ptes. W. W. Craig; F. Forsythe, and H. Henderson to be corporals; Pte. .H. Fyfe to be corporal saddler; Pte. W. R. Julian to be saddler ; Ptes. F. H. TJnsworth and W. C. A. Williams to be fitters; Ptes. L. Cotton and W. Home to be shoeing smiths; Ptes. C. Birnie, V.' Brunt, B.' V. Emirali, A. F. Frost, W. Hornby, W. O'Neil, W. J. Setter, A. N. Steadman, P. Williamß, and A. H. Youngman to be bombardiers.

The following temporary appointments are approved of by the Camp Commandant:—New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements: Privates Joseph Heaton, N. G. Jenkins, L. H. B. Pearcy, S. V, Tyler, to be sergeants; Privates E. C. Johnston, P. J. Mourant, A. Walton, A. R. Wilkinson, to, be corNew Zealand Field Artillery, sth Reinforcements: Private N. I. Overton, to be quartermaster-sergeant'; Private A. F. Nicoll, to be corporal New Zealand Army Service Corps: Private Macintyre, to be lance-oorporal.

CONDUCT RECORD. The record of "the various companies and squadrons up to and including February 27 shows that the following cases have been dealt with:—

4th Reinforcements. — A Company: Drunk, refusing to obey an order, overstaying leave, absent from.parade. 28. B Company: Overstaying pass, absent without leave, disobeying an order, 24. 0 Company: Drunk, creating a disturbance, 8. D Company: Overstaying leave, insulting language to a N.C.0., 7. A. Squadron: Overstaying pass, 3. B Squadron: Overstaying pass, 3. C. Squadron: Overstaying pass and disobeying orders, 4. D Squadron: Drunk and overstaying pass; 2. sth Reinforcements.—A Company: Nil. B Company: Nil. C Company: Insubordinate language to company commander, 1. D Company: Nil. A Squadron: Nil. . B Squadron: Absent from parade, 1. C Squadron: Nil. D Squadron: Absent from parade, 1. Samoan Relief. —Overstaying leave, dmnk, absent without leave, 7. Field .Artillery.—Absent off pass, 6.

SUICIDE OF A BOOTMAKER.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) invercargill, March 4. William' Biss, aged 48, bootmaker, committed suicide by cutting his throat in the bathroom of a boarmsghouse.