MILITARY CAMPS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2615, 10 November 1915, Page 6

MILITARY CAMPS

NEWS AND NOTES

FURTHER APPOINTMENTS At. Trentham '.camp ' tho ' following It.c.o's have been appointed: second lieu- _. tenants on probation:—S'ergts. P. A. Spurdle, J. M. Elliffe, AV. F. Colbeck, W. R. Bamford, G. R. Jones, 0. A. Dickenson, H; Gowdy, W. •L. GirlingButcher, H. H. Daniels, C. A. Caigou, J. lirown, It. D. Boyle, C. J. -Ashton, C. Oxenham, P. Richardson, M. H. B. , Burrell,' C." C. Zeisler, r Ptes. W. . W. M-'Clellarid, -,W. Downie Stewart, D. ;T. ' Herbert, T. Y. Seddon, G. B. Sheridan, It- C. Wood, 0. Barry, A. Hudson, R. ~ H. Quilliam, W. Kirkley, J. Nimmo; J. A. B. Thompson, H. D. Rioha.rdsoh, ' T. A. Rouse, and A. R. Sutherland. Pte. J. Searle, Trentham. Headquar- ■■ ters Staff, has been temporarily appointed a corporal. ■ ' At Tauherinikau camp the following temporary appointments have been inade:—Corpl. P. V. Craddock, Q.M. Stores, to be sergeant; Pte. A. Mitchell, Q.M. Stores, to bo corporal; Pte. S. Cole, Camp Military Police, to bo_ corporal; Pte. T. M'Millan, Camp Military Polico, to bo corporal; Lance-Corpl. L. W. Hedge, Camp Military Police, to. Jbo corporal; Pte. E. Warren, Camp Military Police, toi be lance-corporal; Pte. G. R. Holton, Camp Military Police, to ho lance-corporal; Pte. C. Hoskin, Camp Military Police, to bo lance-corporal; I'to. J.II. Duft-y, Camp Military Police, v to be lance-corporal; and Pte. J. R. < Stubbing, Camp Military; Police, to bo lance-corporal. Major J. Hardier Neil, officer in commiiad No. 2 Field Ambulance, who has . been in Auckland for the week-end, has . returned to the Awapuni'camp. ' The following is a return showing tho . candidates who passed, aaid the marts' obtained, at the special examination for first appointments to commissions held in Tauherinikau Camp in ' 1 . September:—Sergt. M. Steele, 1,011 ; ' Sergt. W. A. Gray, 1,158; Sergt. W. G. Honry, 882; Sergt. G. H. Fell, 1246; Sergt. G. S. Strack, 127.1; Sergt. N. S. - Johnson, 1213; Sergt. K. A. Henderson, 1195';' Sergt. IC. C. Clayton, 1043; ■: Sergt. N. S. Joyce, 1156; Sergt. -]|. F. J. Monson, 1113; Sergt. A. L. Martin, 1147; Sergt. H. G. Brodie, 1355; Sergt. ,H. S.. Gabitos, 1214. The possible . number >of marks was 1500. Respecting the Tunnelling Corps, • which is encamped at Avondale, tho ■' .' 'Herald'' says' 'Very little work will ibe done during this, week at the camp, ns most of the men will be moved to Penrose for a week's instruction in musketry. Final leave, will commence ■ on Saturday nexrt, the.Gisbonie section (/';• leaving on that date. The South' Is- ■ ■ land men go away on Sunday, and the Auckland, • Wailii, and Paerija contingents have leave from the following : Tuesday. The 'camp experienced the full; force of the westerly gale last Friday night, and, notwithstanding all effprts to make everything secure, the large marquees provided for lecreation Purposes by the Salvation Army and' the .M.C.A: both, came down. The, rough -Weather which has prevailed for .the greater part of the timo the camp 3iae been in commission does not seem to have affected tho men's health in any ■ way, the Commandant stating that there are no cases of sickness, and the men aro getting very fit. _ The period of in- !■ : struction, is showing itself m the lr.ark- ..: ed soldierly appoaraneo of the. men." The daily bulletin of patients' in the • - various military hospitals as at noon' yestorday is as under :— Trentham.—Admissions, 24; discharges, 6; total remaining, 78; one ; . serious case. ' Upper Hutt.—Admissions, 1;? total . 26. _ . " May ' Worn.—Admissions, 6;;. discharges, 8; total,remaining,.2o. _ " Tauherinikau. —Admissions, 18; discharges, 14; total remaining, 50. Grey town. —Discharges, 1; total re-, mainingj 26. Palmerston North. —Total remaining, : - 4. '

Auckland. —Total remaining, 18. Dunedin.—Total remaining, 2. Wellington.—Total remaining,. 36; bne serious case. . AVanganui.—Total remaining, 2. Havelock North. —Total remaining, 1. , Total in all'hospitals, 263.