THE FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2749, 18 April 1916, Page 6

THE FOR MEN

*••• CITY ROLLS TO BE PURGED

THE LATEST RECRUITS

| men wore sent to • Trenthanv .., Cauip yesterday,. leaving' No: 6 Area's i for-tho ' Fifteenth -.lieinforce- | inents 49. Following are tho names . of, the new men; —J. Baldwin, T. Bur- : .ehfill, ,D. VA. Fife, .S.: R. Grimes,.. G. Jhan, D. M'Leod, G. l'udney, L Robi i .orts, An' Shaw, and-W. Stephenson:- — i j i• On.; account .of there-being -■ such ■ a i' ofli'men, to .'"get. ! ■ into'the'MoiTnted Riflos' and 1 ' other, arms [ .'of thesorvice, while the infantryneeds i-,- 'reoruits badly, it 'has been decided -to j-; jk purgej tb'e' rollß.':■ ;With this . I eud in view, DistnctHeadquarters,- Pal'Jiiorstou North/ has sent , the.'following . »ifl?tfU'ptions,:.toJ,th6: officer .'commanding; i 'No. 6 Group (Major Corrigan); I "Pleaßo;take. steps to purge 1 the rolls' i . of oil . men registered for "sorvico' with l .' tho .Mounted Itifles, Field Artillery,« ■ . 'Field Engineers,'' Signal': Service, Army. Sorviro Corps, and Ambulance of. the Expeditionary Force Reinforcements in. j; /excess of requirements for..six ..months • ahead. Any special .qualifications hold ; by any man in consequence of previous' L-Jjnilitary training, or',, civil j. which would make him. ■ particularly i: suitable for 'retention in any specialist. ! arm of the. service, are to. be considered.' r Any such; men may bo retained for the j particular ;arm; for which they are fiti':. ted,' but not for more .tian'-six months'' | /requirements. 'All men registered in : jexces? cof rsix tononths', rcqiurements ;for. I ; the .above-mentioned arms are to.' be; j; 'asked to'voluntarily- transfer to tho i.: ,am .in .which their services are mbst | needed. If any refuse to transfer vol-. ; untarily, their names arc to bo crossed | off the rolls,; and. the .men concerned are' i to be informed that, having ■ failed to J. transfer ■; when': requested, tueir "names ■ - have; been deleted from-the rblls^accordmgly..... This-also apphes 'to" prospeci . tivo. n.c.0.-S'in excess of six months' , requirements." • : j , ' ; r.- New Recruits, .■■■' 'j- ■>' 'Eiinng the' week-end-.33 recruits;who j ..offered:' their; r.'services'..; were;' ; . declared. f'fitN .>/Ofr* the - number -25 ■ v'olffor the \ mounted rifles, :three for. n.c;o7.s;',(iifanI."; engineers -" r ■ Theiiemaihing twaVmen'-have .signified',.their intention hof { joining , the ~ ' whieh iis ' at .'present' being 'called' up:- - ' Following P is a list of the names of the latest re- ' > cruits F. A. porter, Cambridge ; (Infantry). ■; i. -Robert. Hayes,, butcher, Lower Huti ; (Mounted). |V: Georgo l'udney, dentist, |City (Infan-. trj) ;• Rice James Coles, Civil Servant, City ; i* (Infantry). I W. J. Quinn, railway employee, Nga- ' r aauranga (Infantry). t • John Andrew Park,' student,. City • . ;lnfantry). ■ ' | Albert Jolin : Hobbs, labourer, City i . jlnfantry). ' I :H. F: -Cotter, clerk, City (Infantry). ■ Douglas Binny,'•storeman,. City, ! - (Infantry).. ■ .'. : .James Baldwin, labourer, City (Iniantry). • ■; ■ I David G. B. Morison, law student,'? i • City (Infantry). . - :,• i,.' 11. G. AVhitelaw, clerk, City (Signal-, j > ling Corps). ... •: • ■ ■ „ James Francis Quinn, clerk;-. City;' (Infantry n.c.0.). , ■ ■ ! i James Abraham Patching, builder,': . [ , Newtown (Engineers). . W. J. U. Berry, commercial travel- : ler,.Citv (Infantiy n.c.0.). i : Donald M'Leod, labourer, City (In- ; fantry). ; - D. M'Donald, seaman, City (Infan- ' try). ■ ' Walter "Wragge, miner, Petone (Mini ing Corps). .■' /■ . i ■ > Leonard Charles Livermore, engine- ! room attendant, Hastings (Infantry):; ■ Amos William GodselT, • clerk, " City t . (Infantry).' i • Harold Ernest Maberly,' '■ City (Infantry). '; ■; "- j'':' I ;'. Norman. Norgate,' plumber," City (In- : j. fantry). ' - _ : - ■ i ; Reginald Ceoil Robinson, . storeman, i ; lloseneath (Infantrj - ). . 7 " ' . W'l.ham • Bows, miner, City (Mining [ Corps). • . ■ - i Richard Peters, cabinetmaker, Blon- »■' »ieim (Infantry).'.V' : f Albert Edward Thomas, labourer, City i" Jlnfantry). ' ' ( ' Harrison Gainford. labourer. City !■■■. Ulnfantry). ' .■ ■ ; _ Eearco ; Ward Richard Molton, : 'farmer, Pahantanui (Infantry).'' '; ■ Alfred Stephen Henry Deiath, farmer,' ■■ Pahautanui (Infantry)..... { : '.':.VHen^;Han4y'.',Codk','farnief/."'Paha'iir l i i tanui (Infantrj')- ; Robert-Wendell, .farmer, City. (Iri- ; - fantry). William E. ,Sinclair,; storeman. City . (Infantry). ■ , P. A. Ongloy, teaohcr, City (Infantry). . , INFANTRYMEN WANTED I NEW ZEALAND'S QUOTA 1000 i ' SHORT. ' Upwards of 1000 men are required to i enlist if the i present shortages in the ; infantry are to be made up' by the first week in May, and that number of men | mu -* u be prepared to' go into camp by i that time. Up till tho end of ; last | week there was a shortage of 314 men i" for - the Fifteenth Reinforcements, al- !' though the draft has been called tip for j ■ over a fortnight. . The Sixteenth Rein[■•i forcements. aro being served with their ; • notices now to be ready to go into camp | early in May, and thero is a shortage | of 748 registered ,for the infantry al- : ready. The shortages for the differ- ; out districts are given officially as foli Jow j District. . 15ths. 16ths. Total. :'. 'Auckland ....... 3 87 ' 90 !- ..Wellington 180 347 627 | ' Canterbury .... 78. 214 292 Otago .; 53' .100.,: 163: '■ . Totals 314 748 1062 ' half the total shortage is in : tne Wellington Military District—the | biggest military,"district in New Zea- ■ land. An offer of 15 per cent, discount (3s; in'' ' the £) is made to soldiers and their : friends by A. E. M. Rowland, the Public Soryice Jeweller, 90 Manners Street—Advt.