THE NEED FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2471, 26 May 1915, Page 9

THE NEED FOR MEN

OTAGO SHORT ANOTHER GOOD DAY LOCALLY 16,000 MEN BY APRIL MEN WITHOUT TIES APPEALED TO. Yesterday was another busy day at the Wellington Reoruiting Office. Fifty men enrolled, and the total of enrolments for the city now stands at 3773. Wellington received word yesterday that it would be called upon to fill up a certain number of gaps in the Otago quota. Wellington, by the way, has ample men to spaTe. Despite a big effort made over practically the whole of the province of Otago, there were over 150 men short for the Otago quota of the new force at the end of last week. It is expected that Otago will experience an even greater shortage of infantry for the Seventh Reinforcements. As to mounted men, Otago seems to have done as well as is necessary at present. It has been brought to the notice of Defence Headquarters that officers on the staff are making public statements that Territorials under twenty years of age can register providing they have their parents' consent. The true position is that no one below the age of 20 will be accepted. The reports from Canterbury are conflicting. Recently it appeared that the Canterbury district was considerably short of infantry, and yesterday it was stated that Canterbury had found ita quota for the new force. This may be correct, as towards the end of last week it was reported that only a few more men wqtg needed to make "up tho number colled for from the district for the special contingent. Before-the middle of next December tho Military Authorities require 10,600 men and about 3700 horses in''order to keep their undertakings with the WarOffice. Then, between December 12 and April of 1916, 530Cf men and 1500 horses will be asked for. So, between now and April of next year 16,000 men and 5200 horses are wanted. Recently the "Manchester Guardian ' stated that tSh« men who were enlisting in New Zealand were not New Zealanders, but Britishers. The answer to this may be found in the fact .that of 8417 men who went away with the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6241 were New Zealand born.

At a meeting of the Marton Patriotic Committee Mr. E: Newman, M.P., said that he had written to the Minister of Defence on t'he matter of recruiting. Mr. Allen had replied to the effect that every large demands would be made upon the Dominion during the next six or eight months, 'and one did not know how long this demand would be kept up. It was therefore necessary that all the agencies should be used to stimulate recruiting, and especially to reach unmarried' men who have no ties, and who should be giving their services to their country.

It is pointed out, for the benefit of relatives and friends who may cbject to men of military age accompanying the Expeditionary Force, that a recruit in Trentham may be discharged if he will pay the cost of his. keep while in camp, the cost of Ills uniform, and other articles issued to him, and also pay his railway and boat fares to Trentham. But even though a man may be willing to _ comply with these regulations the military authorities have still power to retain his services.

An idea sees to have got abroad that the recruits from outside Wellington have to pay their own fares to the camp at Trentham. This is denied. The fares are paid by the Defence Department, which when a recruit arrives at Trentham supplies him with complete uniforms, messing articles, a kit-bag, a suit of working clothes, three pairs _ of '' sock's, three shirts, two undershirts, a house-wife filled, two pairs of boots, a jersey, a pair of blankets, two pairs of underpants, a cholera belt, a holdall (containing knife, fork, and spoon), a pair of braces, a ground water-proof sheet, a searkit bag, and a pair of canvas shoes. "When travelling from Trentham to say farewell to friends and relatives the recruit is allowed to make a return journey on steamers at single-ticket prices, and is charged half-fare on trains, ■ The men who registered in Wellington yesterday were:— Kenneth J. Tait, Civil Servant, City. Arthur L. Richardson, clerk, Johnsonville. John Osborn, storeman, City. Lincoln R. Roberts, clerk, Brooklyn. Robert Albert Corney, bootmaker, City. ' Richard L. Hunter, bootmaker, City. Maxwell Alex. King, seaman, City; Geo. A. Ward, Civil .Servant, Brooklyn. James Coles Rice, Civil Servant, City. Robert B. Melven, fireman, City. James 0. H. Sepper, Petone. Fredk. Wm. M'Comish, printer, City. John Denham, fireman, City. Cyril Henry Clapshaw, windowdresser, Newtown. Percy G. Paget, salesman, City. John Morris,. compositor, City. Geo. Clark, driver, City. Jonathan Beckett, painter, Island 3ay.

James T. o,'Gorman, farm hand, }ity.

Norman L. Ingpen, City, Wellington. South. . Wm. F. G.ledhill, gas-fitter, City. Thos. S. M'Elhone, night porter, City. Hugh Campbell Sim, clerk, City. Chas. Jones, cook, City. Herbert-'Nelson, fireman,- City. AValter Ernest Hall, chemist, City. Wm. Moreland, labourer, Petone. Adrian John Mason, clerk, Petone. Wilfred Ernest Long, radio telegraphist, City. Fredk. M. Martin, solicitor, City. Chas. M. Bovan-Brown, schoolmaster, City. James Taylor, shoeing-smith, City. Christopher Hansen, driver, City. Chas. Moody, driver, City. Chas. M. Gabrielsen, seaman, Nelson. Francis James Twiss, clerk, City. Kumara Chas. Stockman, Civil Servant, City. Harry Butler Wise, grocer, Eastbourne. . , David Lynch, grocer, Kilbirnio. Hugh M'Rae, seaman. City. Frank Derrick, steward. City. Edwin F. Broomfiold, farmer, City. Allan Murray Johnstone, law clerk, Wnipnburau. a ' s ' Edward Simons, clerk, Maha»?S» Bay. Wellington. Greo. W. Milne, mechanic, Dannevirke. Robert Donald Boyle, clerk, City. City 06 Hlckso ". insurance clerk. Arthur N. Hancock, chemist. Petono. Geo. Frekd. Lee, plumber, Newtown. Wm, I'raser, steward, City. TIMARTJ'S RECORD. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Tlmaru, May 25. One hundred l and twenty men will leave Timaru on Saturday for Trentham from all parts of the South Canterbury military district. During tlu past two days 67 have enlisted and to-dav 35 ei.rolled, this being a record for one day. Before the men leave they will be entertained at aftsrnoon tea by tho Mayoress.