THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2606, 30 October 1915, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

CITY'S POSITION FILLING OTHER PLACES' SHORTAGES INFANTRY NEEDED Recruiting is keeping up well, and this week's total should easily exceed 300. Up till 4 o'clock yesterday 285 men had registered during thei week: Monday 45 Tuesday 130 Wednesday 21 Thursday 51 Friday (incomplete) ... 38 Total * 285 There is a heavy percentage of unfitness, and a truer idea of the net result of the five days' recruiting is obtainable from the following table: — Total registrations 297 — Fit men 151 Tlnfifc 65 Temporarily unfit ...' 25 Not yet returned papers 56 297 The 151 fit. men volunteered for the branches of tlio scrvice as follows: — ' Infantry 60 Artillery 31 Mounted 20 A.S.C: 16 Engineers 10 Ambulance ....' 10 Signal Service 2 Pay Branch 1 Hospital ship 1 Total 151 But for having to make up more shortages for other places, Wellington City and Suburbs would, it is stated, have been in a position yesterday to say that it now had its quota for the Tenth Reinforcements, which go into camp on November 15. On Thursday night the City's position respecting the two main branches was: — Fit ShortQuota. on books, ago. Infantry ... 160 155 5 Mounted ... 96 95 1 Yesterday's recruiting would have found tho necessary sis men, and, unless some of - the men require long notice, tho quota would have been in hand. However, 53 Wellington men were sent into camp yesterday to fill gaps in the Ninth Reinforcement draft —41 infantry and 12 mounted. These must bo written off tlie Thursday return, so our position now is that wo still want 59 men to complete our quota, as shown hereunder: — . . Fit ShortQuota. on books; age. Infantry ... 160 114 46 Mounted ... 96 . 83 • 13 Totals ... 256 197 59 For tho last two forces sent into camp (the Ninth and the Third and Fourth Battalion of; the Rifle Brigade) Wellington City and Suburbs has made up approximately 100 shortages for other districts; From Monday morning till yesterday afternoon 121 men had registered at the Town Hall. Tho men from the City Group who went into camp yesterday to make up tho shortages of other districts were:— Infantry.—C. Albertson, P. W. Bates, H. S. Bernan, H. W. Biddle, A. G. Bowater, G. Brougham, J Callaghan, N. P. Christen, E. J. Cowley, N. Cummins, E. Dentice, A. C. Epping, F; 15. Farrant, A. Garner, W. B. G Greenaway, L. Haigh, J. M. Hamilton, J. Hyde, J. Ireland', E. J. Jefferios, G. Joyce, J. Joyce, T. Joyce, T. M. KiJlery, A. Landou6a, W. Leslie, L. E; Lester, J. M'Alpine, B. W. M'Farlane, A. Miners, J. O'Neill, W. Pennell, H Rhoades, M. A. Rowning, P. Ryan, J. 11. Shilker, E. S. Andrews, F. Smith. H. Toomer, H. A. Wiggins, and L. S. Woolf. Mounted. —D. L. Barrett, L. Biggins, A Bowen, W. Braid, R. Connor, E. ,G. Douglas, R. V. Dusk, A. H. Greeks, H. H. Hocking, A. J'. Hollis, J. Neal, and V. Wright. The following is yesterday's list o! men passed as jit:— William Thomas Turner, draper, Newtown (Artillery). ' Horace G. Wilson, accountant, Citj (Signallers). Gordon T. Latham, draper's' assistant, Lyall Bay (Infantry). W. Lajigford, City (Infantry). Percy, Grainger, cook, City (Infantry). Ralph Victor Hampshire, Civil Servant, City (Ambulance). Leopold Irvine Marter, manager City (Artillery). Albert Edward Robertson, horsi driver, Thorndon (A.S.C.). Wm. H. Robertson, horse driver Thorndon (A.S.C.). A.. G. Lloyd, insurance clerk, , Cit; (Ambulance). Albert Bowen, labourer, City (Infan try). James Ireland, Petone (Infantry). Hedley V. Scott, Civil Servant, Cit; (Signallers). Wm. Hancock, engineer, City (Engi Win. Stewart, seaman, City (Infan try). Simon Jules, clerk, City (A.S.C.). William Bruce Troup, seaman, Cit; (Mounted). - John H. O'Neil, tailor, City (Infan tr.v). Harry Jackson, accountant, Cit; (Ambulance). Arthur J. Pratt (Infantry). Thomas A. M. Quin, clerk, City (In fantry). . , Wm. Frederick Wilkins, pipeinakei City (Infantry). Geoff. Mulford, steward, City (Am bulance). John Charles S. Dick, labourer, Day' Bay (Infantry). Walter Carlyle, farm band, City (Ii fantry). Edward Geo. Anderson, labourei Marlborough (Infantry). Henry Clias. A. Thompson (Infantry, Alex. M'lutyro (Ambulance). Wm. F< J. Warehara (A.S.C.). Sydney John Cotter (Ambulance). Thomas Iverson (Mounted). Stephen Hanson (Mounted). Morrison Passmore (Mounted). Albert Edward Steele (Infantry). John Fredk. Bowen (AS.C.). Norman Hugh Hogg (Infantry). Wilfred Wallace Barnes (Infantry). Harry Chas. Malin (Infantry). ' John H.'Garrett (A.S.C.). • Ernest Browne (Infantry). Samuel Cook (Infantry). Chas. Anderson (Artillery). Robert Pitts (Infantry). Lowes Dawson M'Lachlan (Infantry). Wm. Steward Foster (Mounted). Wm. Ferguson (Artillery). RALLY AT GREYTOWN 'A DOZEN MEN ENROL. A recruiting rally organised by tho Wairarapa Patriotic Society was held at Grcytown on Monday ' evening, the Mayor (Mr. D. I'. Loasby) presiding. The Hon. Sir Walter Buchanan, who was tho first speaker, recalled the bravery of tho Maoris and New Zealanders in the early days, and said their descendants had upheld the honour of New Zealand. lie pointed out tho necessity of sending reinforcements to rolieve those now at tho front. Ho expressed the hope that Wairarapa would put up a record in recruits equal to the record thoy had established in to different .war fjwds.

He appealed to the young men to come forward and answer the Empire's call.

.Major Osborne Lilloy, tlie next speaker, said that reinforcements must lie sent to relieve those who are now at the front. Lctt-ers received from our hoys ask for help. The State was asking for tlio services of young unmarried men between the ;.ges of 20 and 45, and AVairarapa had "to find a certain quota. Mr. Sykos, M.P., who also spoke, said the , boys at £ho front liad done- their duty and it was up to other young "men to do their share. He hoped the young nicu would not hesitate to go and lielp thoso in tho firing-line. At this stago there was a. call for recruits, and a, dozen young fellows gave in their names. Tho • meeting closed with the singing of the National Ar.them, and cheers for tlio speakers and our soldiers, at the front.