COMPULSORY INVESTMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2668, 13 January 1916, Page 5

COMPULSORY INVESTMENTS

By Telegraph—Prcs6 Aesoclation-Oopyrigln London, January 11. The "Daily Mail," in a leader, advocates compulsory investments m war loans, limitations of imports by licenses ] and permits, and compulsory limitation of the rate of living. The "Mail" believes that drastic compulsion of money for rich and poor alike would meet with !less opposition than the Compulsory Service Bill. It is announced that the Treasury Committee is organising a oampaigu for securing surplus wages and profits un. convulsion }f voluntaryism fails.

MEN AND THE rAT.T,

MUSTERING THE TWELFTH WORK IN WELLINGTON MILITARY DISTRICT f CAMP PROMOTIONS The mobilisation: of the 12th Reinforcements ,at the various training camps is still in progress. The Auckland quota camo down yesterday, and men have been passing through from the south. -• City is calling up 88 more infantry to go into camp on Tuesday lioxfc. These.are men who were counted on as" available for the-'l2th draft, ihut who were 13 ol' called up originally because others, having registered first, had to be given preference. The city was fifty-four infantry short for the 12th Reinforcements, but as other -groups in the Wellington military district made good this shortage, the ifchirty-eight now called • are said to be required for the 11th Reinforcements. The groups which made good the city shortage in' infantry were Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay; which supplied 37 more than their quota; Manawatu and-Wanganui, 36 more; and Wairarapa 13 more. There was also a small infantry shortage in the Taranaki «roup, which the- surpluses from the three groups mentioned covered. The 'Manawatu-Wanganui group appears to ; have been doing particularly well for some time past.

The three groups which made up the infantry shortage also "furnished extra mounted men—Manawatu 2 extra, (Hawke's Bay 8 extra, and Wairarapa 3 extra. The city and Taranaki,,which •failed in infantry,_ also went down in mounteds. The city was 18 short and .Taranaki 7. The net shortage in mounted in the military distriot was 12. The necessary dozen will go to camp mext week. _ They have been secured, and are waiting. There is some talk that in future Wellington city may not be called upon to supply mounted men for reinforcement drafts. 1 The reasons alleged are that it fails to send in its quota, and that (generally) better mounted men are obtainable in the country groups. It is presumed, however, that the men already registered on the city books for $he mounted arm will be given a chance ib go to camp. Toward the end of last week there were a little over 100 mounted recruits on the city register, •about 25 of whom were prospective n.c.o.'s, Thirty-six men and three prospective n.c.o.'s were called up for Tuesday last, .'. so that' there are quite 60 mounted men. awaiting the call. The infantry. which the Wellington Military District is,.calling up to go into camp on Tuesday' next (for the lltli Reinforcements) will number at least 100, and will include 38 from the City group and 50 from Wairarapa.

Eliglbles and Ineliglblcs. !A! reporter was approached by a prominent .member of tlie Citizens' Defence Corps, Chris tchurch, recently, who said that it had beeu stated to him by many young fellows that their employers were ■urging them not to enlist, giving as their reasons that their staffs' were already greatly depleted by enlistments. Tlioy had gone to the C.D.C. officer for advice, and he told them not to hesitate about signing on. The Empire's need ■was more urgent than that of any. private individual or corporation, and if employers had not by this time trained a sufficient number of ineligibles to fill places made vacant by enlistments, then they had only themselves to blame. A "Pathstic" Appeal. Otago's opinion of its own performance in regard to recruiting may be gauged' from the following clipping out of a Dunedin paper:—"The military authorities aTO still making an effort' to bring'the 11th Reinforcements up to full strength. Thirty men are wanted from Otago. They will leave Dunedin by thesecond express on Monday. ■ It is to be 'hoped-that men will come forward and fill up this quota, so as to make an end to an appeal which has become almost pathetic." \ City Recruiting. The following men were enrolled in [Wellington yesterday:— Wm. Tlios. Knox, linesman, Newtown (Infantry). L. Mason, tailor, Kilbirnie (Infantry), C. J. Harris, farmer, Brooklyn (Mounted N.C.0.). A. Christensen, motor mechanic, Kilbirnie (Artillery). . K. R. Murray, bricklayer, City (Infantry). Samuel Gempton, joiner, City. (Engineers). W. C. Somers, ship's steward, Auckland (Infantry). ■ ; >F. T. Jones, draper, Kilbirnie ''(Mounted). ' " ' . ' James Denniston, blacksmith, City (Veterinary N.C.0.). ' P. T. Coyle, Civil Servant. City (Infantry N.C.0.). ' H. J. Moynihan, hospital attendant, City; (Ambulance N.C.0.). William Owers, labourer, City (Mounted). : V More N.c.o.'s. The following temporary appointinents have been approved by the Camp Commandant at Tauherenikau:— ■' Lce.-Corpls. L. Henry, J. H. Kearney, A. C. Cumberland, P. J. Keegan, H. Sinithers, and Pte. A. Relph" ' E Company, 10th, to bo corporals; Pte. W. Sampson, and Pte. Swcnson, E Company, to be lance-oorporals; Corpl. 'A. Linwood, A Squadron, 11th, to be lance-seregant; Pte. C. Des Barres and Pto. F. Darnell, A Squadron, 11th, to be corporals; Ptes. A. M. Laing, E. N Matthews, K. Mohr, W. J. Livingstone. J. F. O'Malley, W, Riddell. W. 'J Clow, and J. M. Sugrue, A Squadron, 11th, to lie lance-corporals; Scrgt. J. H. Smith, signal instructor, Headquarters Staff, to be sergeant-major; Corpl. R, Tierney, N.Z.Y.C., to be lance-sorgeant; Sergt. A. J. S. Dinton, C -Squadron, 11th, to be sergeant-major; Sergt. A. J. S. Eglington, C Squadron, 11th, to be sergeant; Lce.-Corpl. L. L. Newlove, Pte. J. Robertson. Pte. J. N. M'Lean, Pte. A. H. Coe. Pte. G. Christie, Pte. O. H. Bruhn, and Pto. C. H. Smith, B Squadron, 11th, to be lance-corporals; Corpl. G. Good, Ist Reserve Company, to be sergeant; Lco.-Corpl. W. Findlay, Lce.Corpl. G. Hall. Pte. E. W. M'Lean, Lce.-Corpl. A. L. Ponlson, Lce.-Corol. R. H. Rawnslev, and Lce.-Corpl. R. M. Tolhurst, Ist Reserve Company, to be corporals; Pte. P. Pengelly, Pte. R. H. Scott, Pte. H. T. Skittrup, Pte. W. S. Stanners, Ist Reserve Company, to be lance-corporals; Pte. A. James, Headquarters Staff (Q.M. Stores), to be corporal, sanitary fatigue. At Rangiotu the Camp Commandant has approved the following temporary appointment:—Pte. T. Gillespie, N.Z.M.C., to he corporal. Officers at Tauherenikau. The following officers have arrived in Tauherenikau camp and have reported! for duty:—Captain C. L. Somerville, Lieut. Kcddell. Botli have been posted, to the 14th Mounteds' Class for instruction. The following officers have been posted to the 14th Mounted Officers' Class of Instruction on probation Captain

A. F. Tunks, Second Lieut. E. B. Fraser. ■ „ Major Sweetzer has reported for duty as assistant infantry instructor. N.Z. Military Awards. The following military awards liavo been made in New Zealand:— Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal. —Company Sergt.-Major Harold Bertram Dale (2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment; and Major James Prendeville, 9th (Wellington-East Coast) Mounted Rifles. Meritorious Serviae Medial. —Sergfc.Instructor Walter Eastbury, and Staff Sergt.-Major Wm. Baldwin, both of tho New Zealand Permanent Staff. SOUTH CANTERBURY MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP. AN M.P. ON CONSCRIPTION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Timaru, January 12. The Twelfth Reinforcements left today. Timaru contributed 56, Waimate 12, and Temuka 7. Speaking at Timaru, Mr. J. Cragic, M.P., appealed to all eligible® to come forward and avoid being driven. He said he was in favour of conscription, and he had been told by returned soldiers that if they had to go back again they would not associate with conscripts, and he believed they meant it, and that conscripts would be looked on- with contempt by the volunteer men. Before a lecruit' goes into camp It is the custom for his friends to make him a presentation. Mr. A. E. M. Rowland states that he is prepared to give a special rebate of. IS per cent. (3s. in the ,£) off all soldier's requisites, such as wristlet watches, binoculars, etc.—Advt.