THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2671, 18 January 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

RECRUITING PROGRESS LATEST CITY ENLISTMENTS MORE MEN CALLED UP The following list of percentages of gross registrations on the recruits' registers of the four New Zealand military districts was issued by Defence Headquarters yesterday:— Auck. Wgtn. Cant. Otago p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. Mounted ... 18.99 50.68 19.26 11.07 Artillery ... 12.80 61.94 14.36 10.90 Engineers 23.44 57.14 14.29 5.13 Signal 31.16 59.74 9.10 — Infantry ... 28.10 47.46 15.39 9.05 A.S.C 27.40 47.13 18.47 7.00 Ambulance 32.93 39.57 16.01 11.49 Veterinary 25.64 53.84 12.83 7.69 Hosptl. Ship 19.72 33.80 36.62 9.86 Tunnellors 48.21 30.36 19.65 1.78 Samoa .... 28.57 8.57' 57.14 5.72 Maoris 61.54 36.91 1.55 — Totals ... 25.14 4818 ip.26 10.42 The following fit men were enrolled in Wellington yesterday:— Win. J. Power, bookbinder, Berhampore (Artillery n.c.0.). John Wm. Telford, clerk, Newtown (Infantry). Arthur Easier, labourer, Bona Bay (Infantry). > F. P. Feule, clerk, city (Artillery). 0. Regarlsford, postal sorter, City (Artillery). S. G. M. Barriball, clerk, City (Artillery). W. M. C. M'Allender, labourer, City (Engineers). A. J. Taylor, shearer, Kaipara (Mounted). K. J. Coleman, clerk, Kaiwarra (Mounted). . James Carney, labourer, City (Infantry). Fred. Hendlo, slaughterman, Kaiwarra (Mounted). J. S. F. Marshall, carpenter, Westport (Artillery). H. A. Dowthwaite, labourer, Kaxori (Ajtillery). I A. G. P. Bause, tailor, City (Mounted). j A. L. Bell, telegraphist, City (Signal). R. H. Hamilton, medical student, Nelson (Ambulance). •■>. N. A. Campbell,, presser, City try)Peter Watty, baker, City (Infantry). G. O. Smith, electrical engineer. City (Wireless). ' 1 N. H. Moss, bank clerk, City (Ambulance). ... . H. J. Harrap, jeweller, City (A.S.C.). Francis Murphy, biograph operator, Newtown (Artillery). F. B. Coles, motor engineer, Brooklyn (Engineers). 0. T. Bentley, warehouseman, Johnsonville (Infantry). G. F. Robinson, Amy officer, City (Ambulance). Peter Kitiis, linesman, City (Wireless). Andrew W. Francis, plasterer, Newtown (Engineers). Fred. B. Prestidge, driver, Berbampore (Mounted). , Arthur Rolfe, barman, City (Artillery). Leonard P. Whitelaw, station manager, Nowtown (Artillery). Johii L. Henrys, Thorndon (Infantry). Geo. Sinclair, clerk, Naseby (Records clerk). James Richards, Defence Stores Employee, Hataitai (Hospital Ship). Edward Joseph Gaffney, footman, City (Hospital ShifrOLeslie Geo. Cookson, driver, City (Mounted). , Eighteen infantry are required from the Wellington City and Suburbs Group to go into camp this morning. The following sixteen have been notified w parade at Buckle Street:—No. 2272, W. F. Griffiths, Lower Hutt; No. . 2412, W. W. Still, Seatoun; No. 2413, Joseph Randall, 18 Hopper Street, City; No. 2330, J. Smith, Wellington; No. 2377, E. Nicholas, 73 Webb Street, City; No. 2379 E Anderson, 17 Whittaker Street, City'; No. 2382, J. J. Hall, 6 Broadway Terrace, City; No. 2416, W. H. Knox, 8 Hall Street, Newtown; No. 2293, E. Forbes 34 Cambridge Terrace, City; No. 2395, James Fallon, 178 Taranaki Street, City; No. 2315, F. F. Hall, Central Fire Station,. City; No. 2393, H. Heather, 233 Thorndon Quay, City; No. 2310 A. J. Sim, Johnsonville; No. 2298' A. Merriman, 283 Cuba Street, City; No. 2387, W. Winnett, Panama Hotel, City: — Paul M. Freyberg, ,34 M'Donald Crescent, City.

Before a recruit poes into cairn) 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 15 per cent. (3s in the $ off all soldier's reqnisites, such ns wristlet watches, binoculars, etc.—AdTt.