BRITAIN'S CALL FOR MORE MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2604, 28 October 1915, Page 6

BRITAIN'S CALL FOR MORE MEN

- BY. A.UNITED NATION MESSAGE" TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND By Telegraph - "Press AESooiation—OoDjrlgM (Reo.. October 27,9 p.m.) London, October 27. Comments in Australian -and New Zealand newspapers condemning the po- \ litical-warfare in Britain as calculated •to injure ohr Imperial solidarity were brought under the notice of Lord Derby, as head of tHie new recruiting scheme: He deprecates the political controversy, and.in response' to request-has-issued the following message to Australia and A*ew Zealand: ' :" ; Tiie campaign now being con-'. ducted in'. the United.- Kingdom to ■ obtain by voluntary means recruits . - sufficient- to bring the .war. to a sue- y . cessful and victorious conclusion,;. :• " 'however long it lasts, is not. being ... earned on by any one party; .All political parties, creeds, and classes - are joining, in the work with abso- ' • lute unanimity.lf. success is % obtained, as I lio2e : and believe it may be, it'will be due to no orie'.section of the public, but to the fact ■/ that : tlie Kingdom is_. absolutely ■ . united in- : its determination- to leave no stone unturned to secure a-vic- ■)_ tory for t-lid present generation and ....''. an. enduring .peace for tlie generations to come. There are no disseu-.-sions ill our ranks." ' 1 GENEROUS OFFER TO BRITISH POSTMEN. :London, October 27. Mr. Herbert Samuel, Postmaster-Gen-eral ■■ has promised twenty thousand r . Post Office employees eligible for service '/that he will keep their positions open if. they enlist, aid will subsidise their Army pay to the amount of their salaries. -

VOLUNTEER CORPS FOR HOME DEFENCE. ' '-; ; . OFFICIAL RECOGNITION, (K«:. October 27, 10.45 p.m.) , London, October 27. The House of Lords has read a second . time a Bill providing for the'official recognition of- volunteer corps for the home defence, comprising. 250,000 men. KING GEORGE'S VISIT TO THE'ARMY INFORMAL INCIDENTS OF THE ' TOUR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Cojyr'jjhl ' London ( October 26. A number of informal incidents are characterising King. George's tour in France. Arriving . unexpectedly, iu the market square of'a certain town, His Majesty was recognised by a woman tram-conductor, who called out: "Vive le Roil" A crowd immediately mobbed the Royal motor-car and gave enthusiastic: hurrahs, r Oj) some children, bringing him. great bunches'of flowers, the King laughingly questioned one child as to his knowledge of< English, and ,found that the village children were'learning English in exchangefor teaching the British wounded .French/. ■ • The King recognised a-former Royal servant of King Edward, and expressed admiration at-finding'that'the man had returned to the colours, despite.his age —03 years. _ King George specially visited Wimcreux, on the coast north of Boulogne, to see the Australian Hospital, and inspected the wards at the Golf Hotel. He spoke to most of the patients and visited the officors' quarters and the, golf club-house, also, the portable hospital, ■holding SO beds, .which had just been added. Learning that, the'hospital had already dealt with 8000. patients,-King George expressed his' deep appreciation of the wort accomplished undersdifficult conditions, and said he was delighted with the admirable position and excellent management, of the hospital.

The staff, headed by Colonels Eames and Burghard, and Sir David Hardie, of Brisbane, who had just joined as'- chief consulting physician, were-presented to the King. Then 48 Australian nurses, headed by Lady Dudley, and the, matron, Miss Ida Greaves, were presented to His Majesty, who shook hands with and spoke to .'each. , . '

TROOPS REVIEWED. (Rec. October 27, 11.50 p.m.)' Paris, October 27. King George and M. Poincare (President of Franco)' reviewed the' British ■troops. The King and the Prince of Wales visited two French armies, and .His Majesty, with M. Poincare's approval, gavo General Joffro a message of congratulation for the French troops. M. Poincaro has conferred the .War Cross on tho Prince of Wales.