ANSWERING THE CALL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 7

ANSWERING THE CALL

STILL THEY COME

YESTERDAY'S RECRUITS

Recruiting in Wellington is very satistaetory just now. This does not mean that the authorities have as many names on tho books as they would wish to have at their disposal, liut up to the present Wellington has been able to more than make up its quota, which honour is also shared by Auckland, and when the big muster takes place for the second main l'orce it will be found that there is no shortage as far .as Wellington district is concerned. The hot battles that ojir men are fighting on the GallipoJi Peninsular are, according to one in close touch with recruiting, making a steady appeal to those youiig men who bad not hitherto felt the call to volunteer, but with news trickling through of their relatives and friends doing deeds of \valour, and in many cases being struck down in doing their duty to King and country, the old fighting blood of the British' has been stirred into activity. Men are coming from the farms in the valley from the mountain runs, and plains, from the sea aud workshop to "do tlieir bit" to keep the old flag flying. Referring to tlie need for men, it was pointed out that never probably in the history of the nation lias tliere been a greater need for men; never has the provocation been so great; never have we had to face so remorseless and conscienceblind an enemy, and if England is to retain her prestige, as we never doubt she will, her sons must rally to the standard.

There are still many thousands of young, , healthy, single men, without, dependants, who have hung back from enlisting in New Zealand. These must come forward during the next few months. It is only a matter of time when such men will bo made to feel their obligations to serve their country. Wellington has had a splendid record bo far in recruiting, and knowing full well "the mettle of their pastures" the recruiting . officer at Bucklo Street is going to be kept busy during tho nest month or two. The following is the list of those who enrolled as recruits yesterday:— Herbert Mendlsson M'Girr, late, Samoan Force, Seatouu, Wellington. l'hilip Alexander Milne, plumber, Ohaii, Wellington. Carl Axel Aberg, seaman, Wellington. Henry George Richardson, driver, Wellington. , Patrick Francis Hazledon, chauffeur, Wellington. James Kennedy, labourer, Wellington. Leslie Hercules Tregomng, blackliinith, "Wellington. I _ James Comesky, cleric, upper fLutt. Arthur John Webster, boot-finisher, Newtown, Wellington. Alan Gordon Grant Taylor, cadet, Wellington 'South.. Harold Henry lvidson, warehouseman, Wellington. . „ , Frederick Edward Davis, ex-Iloyal Navy, Wellington. Robert Percivul Jackson Fowler, seaman, Thorndon. . ' William Sinclair Card, motor-driver, Featherscon. ' ~ ■George Henry Gibbs, telephone linesman, Kilbirnie. Andrew Robertson, gardener, EastLouis George , Gothard; ex-police trover, Wellington Walter Girling-Butcher, law clerk, Wellington. William Bache, seaman, Bernard Tobin, fireman, Wellington. | C. Hogarth, fireman, Wellington. James I. Nugent, labourer,-. WellingtoDavid Thomas Davies, fireman, W'elFred. Davidson, compositor, ex-Sa-moan Force, Wellington. James M'Kay, storekeeper, Newtown, '•Wellington. . _ . Leo. Mann, engineer, Karon. Andrew George Surrell, storfiinan, Wellington. Oliver White, fireman, Wellington. Thomas Smith, fireman. Wellington.

All Information Given. Telephone 2188. That is the number of the Recruiting Office at Bucklo Street. Any person wanting any information relating to recruiting merely has to get into touch with 2188 to be supplied with the fullest details. It should be made quite clear that men cannot enlist by telephone—that has, or necessity to be done in but any information as to how to go about it will be supplied promptly. One of the requirements of enhstmen' reads: "Age must be between twenty and forty years." Strictly speaking, this means only those between ihe agbs named are eligible to enrol, but in operation it means that the young man who was 19 years 364 days old yesterday or middle-aged men who will be 41 years old to-morrow may enlist to-day— both years are inclusive. They must be oft. 4in. or over in height, and must be under 12 stone in weight.

Forward to Trentham. The officers and non. come, of the Seventh Contingent are already ;n camp at Trentham and are rapidly shaking down to their duties. The men of the Seventh are to muster in camp on June 11.

Tho 2000 infantry who are to form part of the Second Main Force (with 500 artillery) are to go into camp at Trentham on May 28, and arrangements for their rfeception are now being made at New Zealand's "Aldarshot" in the Hutt Valley.