MEN & THE CAMPS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2645, 16 December 1915, Page 6

MEN & THE CAMPS

TROOPS MOVING . BIG SHUEPLBBEGINS TO-DAY NEffS-'AND APPOINTMENTS . A general' shuffling of the troops now in the training camp's begins to-day. The following is the official programme, as stated in Trontham Camp orders 9th Infantry.—The 9th. Infantry R-ein- . forcements will arrive in Trentham Camp by march route from Tauhere- ! nikau on Saturday. 9th Mounteds.—The 9j;h Mounted Rifle's return to Trentbaim Camp from extended leave on Sunday. - - 10th ' Infantry.—The 10th - Infantry, "A," "B," "C," and, "D" . Coys, (strength approximately 850)- will'' proceed to Tauherenikau Camp by rail, today. "E" and "F" Cos., of this Reini forcement,(strength approximately 450) will proceed to Tauherenikau by rail tomorrow. 11th Mounted Rifles.—The 11thMounted Rifles, Inclusive ■ of all men that'had assembled..in Trentham Camp 'by fast nigfit,' will proceed to",Tauiere- ; lukau Camp by rail to-day. : The remainder of „the 11th Mounted Rifles (moil assembled in Trentham Camp toBay and to-morrow) will move to Tauhcrenikau Camp oil Saturday. 11th Infantry.—Tie 11th Infantry<strength approximately 1530), after assembly at Trentham Camp between December 14 and 17, will move to May. Morn Camp by ; rail on Saturday. • 13th . Mounted . Rifles.—-The 13th Mounted Rifles and Army Service Corps (officers and n.c.o.'s, who have reported in Trentham Camp by to-night) will l>roceed ; to Tauherenikau Camp , by rail . to-morrow.: A.S.C.'s Christmas Leave. Tauherenikau ,Camp, .brders'.i'ihcludo. tho following note,:—"Army ; .Spryice. Corps men on Christmas leave, (approximately 80) will travel south ■ by ;the ordinary; ferry, steamers; on'.December 51, connecting with ordinary trains to Otago.. ; They will return by the spceinlly chartered steamer Moana, leaving i JLyttelton on Sunday,' January 2. ■ Owing to. heavy traffic at. this, period, men must travel, on these dates. Cases of . overstaying leave-through ; failure of compliance: with this order will be Boverely dealt with." . Trentham Camp. . N At Trentham. Camp .the;.follpwihg offiicers have reported, for duty :--Ca:pt. A.. ■ • Fairbairn, 13th Reinforcements, Infaiu'try;, Capt. E.,. ; (jii}m^V-Ni'ZA ! 'Mediod ' .Corps. ■ Lieutenant-M.;vßyan,;.i'N'.iZ;M.C., has '■ (been . The • followingtemporary ' appointments have been ; .-:, 12th n!c.o.'s. Jnfaaitry.—Pto. M. J. Dunne to to corporal; Pte; S. G. Hughes'.'to' be : corporal; Pte. A.' W; Psthridge, cf Headquarters Staff, Q.M. Stores, to be . iQ.M.S. 11th Artillery; .Gnr'. A. B. Ros- . 'siter,-Artillery, to be sergeant-cook.. "A" Company.—llth Reinforcements! ■ —Sorgt. L. J.. Rowe to .be Coy. ser-geant-major: Corpl.,E.Smith to bo sergeant; Corpl.,W. Quano to be sergeant;Corpl! T. E. -Hickson'to be sergeant; Corpl. F. E. N Gcmming to be sergeant. 10th Reinforcements. . Diyisional. Enginecrs.-HCorpl. F, K. Broad gate to be sergeant; Corpl. C. W.. •M. Cameron to be sergeant; Lee.-Corpl. T. Williamson to be .corporal; Spr.. K. R. M'lsaac-to be corporal;. Spr.Wilson -to be corporal; Spr. W. K.-Wil-ton to be lance-corporal; ; Spr.' HV-J.-Cooper to be lance-corporal; Spr..H.-*B. 1 Alloway to be lance-corporal;-Spr. R. 'A Calvert to be-lance-corporal; Spr. C. H. Griffin to-be lance-corporal order- ■ ly room clerk. ... Divisional Signal Service.—Spr. J. F. Flynn to be sergeant; Lce.-Corpl.' A; L. Marshall to be corporal; Spr. A. D. . Sneddon to be lance-corporal ; Spr. H. S. Cooper to be lance-corporalSpr.. G. O. Thomas, to be'lance-corporal. ' , Pte. W. A. Maxwell, .-Headquarters Staff, has;.been appointed"'to bo sergeant 'coofc '.:" . . Tauherenikau Camp. At Tauherenikau Camp'-the following temporary .appointments have been made:—Pte ; L. G. Clark, N.Z.M.C., to be corporal; Pte. T. Bury, N.Z.M.C., .to be corporal; Corpl. A. J. Christie, D Coy., 9th,-to bo record'sergeant. Rangiotu Camp. Colonel Smyth,' Commanding Rangiotu Training -Camp,. lias ordered that - the Manawatu' River is not to be "used., for bathing purposes. ,:The Oroua, ■River.can be used. At Rangiotu camp tho-Camp, Commandant has approved 1 of' the followirie temporary appointments:—Rifleman S 'Perry, to - be • sergeant •; whilst.. employed as clerk in tho Camp Commandant's of-fice';-Rifloman S. N. Hooper, to-be ser- ' geant whilst employed as clerk in the Camp Commandant's office; Rifleman J. -O'Connell' to be sergeant whilst employ- . cd-:as provost sergeMt;'.'Corporal' By.md'ns to" bo, sergeant 'bugler ;. Corporal 'Juno to" be' sergeant bugler; LanccCorporal R. B. Co fly, machine gun section, to be corporal. The following men have been appoint, ed ' camp police: Janvcs O'Connell, J. H. Hoiwell; Ja.Ctoss, Jno. O'Keefo, N. Neilson, W. J.' Speery: The Rifle Brigade. The following complimeut to the . men. of the Rifle Brigade appears in Rangiotu orders: —"A3 the conduct of tho . brigade a 6 a whole has been so uniformly good, it is desired to avoid reduction of passes on account,of.any individual misbehaviour. In future, therefore, only men convicted of absenco without . leave, over-staying pass,, insobriety, unseemly, behaviour, or improperly dressed in 'town, will be "deprived of passes for a week, fortnight, monffi, - etc., accord--ing to the gravity of the offence." DISTRICT ORDERS : PROMOTION OF OFFICERS. 'An order issued. by Colonel Tate, Commanding ,th'o"-'Wellington Military District, runs: —"It has been noticed that recommendations for promotion of officers subsequent to'-passing aualifying examinations have, in many cases, been delayed . for ~some considerable ' tiirife, with, tlo' result that deserving officers have; not- been ' given their step when This has led to somo inconvenient.'arid, at times to a certain amount" of '.'injustice, particularly in the ".case,-of;, officers enlisting with the Expeditionary Force. For example, cases have arisen whore two officers have qualified for, promotion at the same time, in which one has been advanced to higher rank, entitling him to enter camp senior to the other whose recommendation was not forwarded, although a vacancy existed. It'is recognised tliat officers sihould loqk after their own interests in this respect in the event of promotion' being overlooked, yet it appears that even when local officers have been reminded, unnecessary • delay has followed. This is particularly so -as ,regards officers on the Unattached List (b), who havo, comploted two years' service, and have qualified for promotion." Doctors and Invalided Soldiers. At a conferonco Recently held between. tho secretary of the British Medical Association, the , Direotor of Medical Services, and the Dixeotor ani.

Assistant Director of Military Hospitals. the following points wcro . agreed upon:—l. That 7s. Oct. uer visit shall ba the foe paid to medical officers throughout the Dominion for attendance and treatment of sick and Mounded soldiers at their own homes. 2. That 7s. 6(f. per case shall be the fee for treatment of patients who call at the consulting room or surgery of a medical officcr. 3. That £1 Is. per diem shall to tho fee, irrespective of rank, to bo paid to medical officers for the treatment of patients at convalescent ponies. Such work will be undertaken by officers of the New Zealand medical corps, where such aro available. 4. That the treatment of. patients at general hospitals be carried otit by the resident medical officer or staff, without remuneration. 5. Tliat in tho ovc"t of an officer of the New Zealand JM'cal Corps' not heing available for treatment of cases at • convalescent hospitals the medical officer carrying out these duties to be paid at the same rate of remuneration. 6. Tliat the fee for attendance at medical boards or consultations on sick and wounded soldiers be ss. per member per man, with a minimum fee of £1 Is. 7. All prescriptions. to be sent to the Defonco Chemist, if one exists. 8. That the fee for an anaesthetic be £1 Is. Ba. That the'fo.s for local anaesthetic be 10s. 6d. Bb. That.the fee for minor operations be £1 Is. Bc. That tho fcr* for maior. operations be £5 ss. 8d; That the fee for genera! anaesthetic be £1 Is. per hour, and 10s. 6cl, for every hour or portion of an hour after. 9. In tho event/of.any dispute as to the description of operation, tSio Decisive Board will he the Director of Medical Services, the .Director of. Military Hospitals, and one member of the British Medical Association. 10. Should a soldier requiring the services 'of a doctor live more than two miles from the doctor's resi,deuce tho fee shall be ss. per mile one way,, but only for one visit. ■ The above scale of fees lias been approved, and applies, equally to."military" as well as civil medical'officers. General hospitals will be'used as far as practicable. Railway Accidents. Several accidents have occurred on tho New Zealand railways of late through people standing on the platforms and leaning out of the windows. The following order has now gone forth: "In connection with the 'transport of troons to camp, the military officer dispatching the troops should draw attention to tile 1 notico in the carriage warning passengers against standing on carriage platforms and leaning out of carriage windows. This precaution is' necessary to avoid contact with anv permanent, fixtures alongside the line." ■ Police in Motor-cars. . Instances haying been brought to notice .where' expense -has been incurred for the. hire of. motor-cars for tho conveyance cf military police, from camp to town and vice versa, the attention of commandants of camps and others lias been drawn to "this unauthorised :expenditure of public money," and in .future, "every care is to he taken that motor hire is only resorted to for any service when absolutely necessary." The cheapest mode of travelling is to be used, having das regard to the urgency of tho-ditty. . Rifle Meeting May be Cancelled, Trenthfun, Rifle Range will not bo available for the rise of rifle clubs during .the remainder of this year. This may necessitate the cancellation of the City Group's Rifle Meeting, which was to havo been held on January 1.