THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2660, 4 January 1916, Page 8

THE CALL FOR MEN

9 INFANTRY SHORTAGE POSITION OF WELLINGTON DISTRICT For the Twelfth Keinforcements, who I are to go into camp in about, a week's < time, Wellington City is, according to < the Defence Department, still short of ■ its. quota, and tho military district as - a wholo, also, has not yot secured the < number of men it requires. > At the end of the year the Depart- ' ment's figures show tne City's position i was as under:— 1 1 - S e ".to *-» m 2 =n 0= -2 • rf 43 o 9 g' ES 'A* : Mounted ... 40 10 - 20 6 Artillery ... 167 ICO 30 1 ; Engineers .. 60 69 IS — Signal 14 1-1 7 — It. l fan try ... 10-1 104 -17 11 A.S.C 3S 35 11 — Ambulance ,61 32 8 — ■ Hos'tal Ship 16 16 — — ■ Veterinary S 6 1 — Pay Corps 3 — — — Samoa 3 — — — The Department stato that the men 1 the City has secured for January compare with the number required as follows :— Quota. Secured. Mounted 36 40 Artillery 15 160 • Engineers ..... S 09 Signal 2 .14 Infantry 134 104 A.S.C 4 3S Ambulance ... 5 52 There is, therefore, a shortage of 30 infantry, which has to be wiped out in a week. Tho position of the Wellington Military District is shown in tho following tabic, compiled from Departmental figures:— Quota. Secured. Mounted 132 242 • Artillery 00 250 Engineers ... 32 112 Signal 8 29 Infantry 493 4CO A.S.C. ....' 15 101 Ambulance ... 16 99 Totals ... 751 1293 City Recruiting. The following men have beon enrolled at tho Buckle Street Recruiting Office:— Arnold ltutschi, hospital dresser, City (Ambulance). James Bennett, bushman, City (Infantry). Francis Sutt, labourer, Wadestown (Artillery). A. R. Christensen, labourer, Pongaroa (Infantry). John Welsh, labourer, Masterton (Infantry). Joseph Cotter, labourer, City (Infantry). Harry Urquhart, carpenter, Wanganui (Mounted). John J. O'Sliea, clerk, City (Infantry). John Alexander, seaman, Thorndon (Infantry). C. A: 3, Peterson, horsedriver, City. Alfred L. Duck, City (Signal Service). There is quite a.lot of talk about people exploiting the soldiers, but there is at 'least one Wellington business man who has gone out of his way to offer concwsitus to "our boys." Mr. A. E. M. Rowland, jeweller, 90 Manners Street, offers 15 per cent, special discount oft' all soldiers' requisites, such as wristlet watches, binoculars, etc.—Advt.