THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2605, 29 October 1915, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

CITY QUOTA FOR THE TENTH DRAFT \ STILL SHORT The Wellington quota for the Tenth Reinforcements is to go into camp on November 15. The men for the quota are now being chosen —eliicfly according to their order on the books of the Recruiting Ofliee. Tlio City's quota is 341 men, as follows :— Infantry 160 Mounted Rifles 96 Artillery ; '18 Engineers 20 Signal Service 6 A.S.C 5 Ambulance 6 Total 341 The most difficult branches to fill will be the infantry and the mounted, which, are tlio principal arms of the draft. The following table shows how we stand in respect to the two main branches yesterday evening:— Fit on Quota, books. Shortage. Infantry ... 160 145 15 Mounteds ... 96 84 12 Totals ... 256 229. 27 The number of men on the books may be reduced to-day, as there are. opportunities for many men to get straight into camp this afternoon if they report to the Garrison Hall this morning. The men wanted l to-day are urgently needed to make up shortages in the Ninth Reinforcements—not Wellington City shortages. The fit men who returned their papers to the Buckle Street Recruiting Office yesterday were William O'Brien, railway fireman, City (mounted). Henry Thomas Downes, seaman, City (mounted). John Edward Jeffries, chef, Island Bay (A.S.C.). William B. Greenaway, seaman, City (infantry). William Pennal, labourer, Ashburton (infantry). i George Robert Simpson, railway porter, Ngahauranga (engineers). Martin A. Ronning, mariner, City (infantry). Leslie Haigh. painter, City (mounted). Waldena Julius M'Farland, railway fireinan, Thovndoii (mounted). Lester Leonard Ernshaw, farm labourer, Petone (infantry). Albert Bowen, labourer, Citj (moiinted).

Charles George Silvester. Matthew Henry Brewer, carpenter, Palraerston North (infantry). Aleer Gordon Lloyd, insurance clerk, City (Hospital Shin). William Henry Robertson, horse driver, City (A.S.C.) Albert Edward Robertson, horse driver, Thorndon (A.S.C.). William Fritz Nees, merchant, City (infantry). Henry Charles Weldon, driver, Newtown (Ambulance). ■ Leopold Irvino Marter, manager, City (artillery). James David Howitt,' teacher of physical culture, City (infantry). Leonard Robert Loftus, postal clerk, City (artillery). , ' Ralph Victor, Civil Servant, City. John Victor Eliasson, boot salesman, City (A.S.C.). , Percy Grainecr, cook City (infantry). Leslie Wilkinson, warehouseman, Petone (Hospital Ship). . William Langford, Neirtown (infantry). Sidney James Smith', clerk, City (A.S.C.j. . Gordon S. Latham, draper s assistant, Lyall Cay (infantry). ADDITIONAL AUCKLAND RECRUITS. fßj Telegraph.—P;-pfs Association.^ Auckland, October 28. One hundred and twenty additional recruits left for Trentham by the noon express.