THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2675, 22 January 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

CITY AGAIN LAGGING

RETURN SHOWS INFANTRY SHORTAGE LATEST RECRUITS Recruiting has been slack in Wellington during the last few days. The latest official return shows tlio position to date to be:— Available Week's for ,rejecFit. next draft, tions. Mounted 93 64 5 Artillery 210 182 1 Engineers 63 63 1 Signal 19 19 2 Infantry ,109 90 20 A.S.C 38 38. Ambulajico .... 63 55 4 The next draft iB to go into camp on February 8, ■ and the present position compares with the quota then required as shown in tho following table: Quota. Secured. Mounted 36 64 Artillery 15 182 Engineers 8 63 Signal 2 19 Infantry 134 ■ 90 A.S.C. ' * ' ?8 Ambulance 5 55! Tho only shortage is in the infantry arm for which 44 more men are needed. The prospective xi.c.o.'s on tho waiting list and the numbers required for February are: — Quota. Waiting. Surplus. Mounted 3 15 12 Artillery 3 . 20. 17 Engineers I ■ W . . „ Signal ® Infantry i. 14 .36 , 22 A.S.C 14' 3 Ambulance — « . u Latest Enlistments. The following fit men were enrolled at Buckle Street yesterday:— Walter Sheriff, shepherd, City (Infantry). - Harry E. Redstone, commercial traveller, Hataitai (Artillery). Richard Williams, seaman, Roseneath (Mounted). , George Griffiths, steward, City (Home Service). . . George S. Devenport, draper s assistant (Home Service). James Charles Greig, postal clerk, Newtown (Engineers)., Frank George Eyres, clerk (Infantry N.C.0.). Joseph White, miner, City (Infantry).

Other Matters. Fifty-sight Ambulance men for tho hospital ship Malieno are camping at Buckle Street Drill Hall. They arrived from Awapuni yesterday. Several dentists' orderlies are said to bo wanted for the camps, and it is added that they must be returned soldiers unfit for further active service. Donations of Remounts. ' Messrs. Hugh Cameron, Turakina, 0. S. A\ r atkins, Silverst-reaw, and Hugh Gillies, Palmerston North have each donated a very fine remount to the State through the Defence authorities. THE TRAININC GROUNDS. TAUHERENIKAU CAMP. At Tauherenikau the following temporary appointments have been made: — j->tc. I'. a. H. Chambers Headquarters Staff, Camp Commandant's Office, to be corporal; Pte. A. U. Bewick, N.Zi.M.C., to be lance-corporal; Corpl. I. Bury, N.Z.M.C., to be sergeant; Pte. G. H. Richards, E Company, 10th, to_ bo lance-corporal; Pte! F. W. Wamwnght, E Company, 10th, to be lance-corporal. Lieut. AV. D. Roddock, Auckland Mounted Rifles (Main Body), has re- - ported for duty, aud is atf-ached to A Squadron, 10th Reinforcements.

Ranglotu Camp. At Rangiotu the following Orderly Room' clerks have been promoted temporarily as follow; —Lance-Corpl. H. B. Morison, i! Company, to be sergeant; Mum. J. C. Rodger®, D Company, to be lanoe-coporal; Rflmn. A. I . \\ llliams, C Company, to be lance-corporal. Lce.-Corpl 1 . H. J. Murrell, B Company, lias been appointed Orderly. Room clerii. AUCKLAND EFFORTS. By Telegraph—Press Association, Auckland, January 21. During the week ended Thursday the total number of men who enlisted in the. four military groups in the Auckland district totalled 1005, compared with 894 for the previous week. The infantry totalled 386, and mounted rifles 150. The. position is regarded as very satisfactory for the Thirteenth Reinforcements. Before a recruit goes into camp It is the custom for his frionds 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 £) I oft all -soldier's requisites, such let watches, binoculars, etc.—Advt.