CAMPS & THE MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2672, 19 January 1916, Page 7

CAMPS & THE MEN

THE. RACES TRENTHABI CLOSED TO VISITORS GENERAL NEWS i & representative of The Dominion ; was informed officially yesterday that Trentham Camp would bo closed to visitors throughout the Wellington race period. The men in camp are being given leave to attend the meeting. Trentham Appointments. At Trentham the following tempos / ary appointments-have been made:— B 12th R-eiiiforcements.— • Corpl. B. W. Millier to ' be company t sergeant-major Corpls. H. "Willis, D. 'liyeriss, ft. -H. Weir, • and' J. G. Kinivig, to bo sergeants. A:S.C. Supply Depot Establishment. —Corpl. H. Weldon, master baker, to ;be sergeant; Pte. H. Richards, second 'lwker, to b© corporal ; Corpls. E. Dawes und J. J. Tuohy, to be sergeants; Lce.C<irpl. E. A. Carter, to be corporal; Ptes. A. D. Stapp and P. Farley., to be lance-corporals; Pte. W.. A. Woods to be corporal. A Company, 12th Reinforcements.— Corpl. 0. J. M. N. Clark, to be company sergeant-major; Corpls. J. A. Bishop, (j. M. Brassey, S. Gardner, D. •;S. M'Leniian, A. E. Madill, 0. E. Turkey, and P. L. Ward,< to be' sergeants. Promotions and' Changes. At Tauherenikau the following temporary appointments have been made: '.Pte. Gr. A. Larson, A.S.C., 11th, to be cook ; Lce.-Corpl. H. Douglas, A Company, 10th, to be corporal. Chaplain Captain Kinkead has been transferred from Tauherenikau to the hospital ship Maheno. Chaplain Captain Segrief 'has arrived' in cjynp at Tauherenikau- and has reported' for duty. j I At' Rangiotu Pte.. E. M. Casey has been temporarily appointed pay-ser-geant. Cartiener-Cnoras. s ' ■ The _ Remount Depot ai ■ the '.Upper /Hntt is situated on grounds that were formerly used as a nursery garden. A good deal of the garden still remains, and in this the grooms and others employed there spend most; of their sparo time. All -kinds of vegetables are grown by them, and in this way they supplement their regulation diet, as well as enjoy the'advantage of having the articles fresh from the garden. A club . was formed to undertake this gardening scheme systematically; andthe attention which its members devote to agriculture is shown, by, the trim appearance of the gardens, one portion of which is set aside for the growing- of-carrots,for the 1 horses in theidepot.

A Big Cong. The eaTly occupation of Feathorston Military Camp by the troops row at "fauherenikau will render unnecessary what may. be termed, one of the largest gongs'ever used. It consists of a whole length of railway iron suspended vertically between two posts. On being struck with a laxge mallet it gives out a deep, booming, vibrating note, which can be heard in any part of the camp, and adjoining- grounds, and it is used as a signal that the workmen's meals are ready. With tho actvent of' the troops the buglos-will replace ■■ it. Sunday in* Camp. Sunday has become established as visiting day at'Trentham'Camp, and the system by which visrtons meet their soldier friends is a simple and-interesting one. When the trams from town are due to arrive, the soldiers gather inside the gates of the camp; only those with passes may go* outside. By-the time, the first train steams in several hundreds are there, forming a khaki throng. Mounted police keep a pathway clear from the gates through the crowd of men, and when the 1 visitors arrive they walk along the cleared space, and are thus easily seen by their soldier friends or relatives, who push through and greet them. ... ■ \