THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2770, 13 May 1916, Page 8

THE CALL FOR MEN

: 0 ' ' CITY'S ANSWER AN IMPROVEMENT REPORTED The Buckle Street Recruiting Office reports an improvement in city recruiting. The city group has to find 172 infantry by May 29. Already it has enrolled over 130 for the next draft, so that about 40 more'are required. The,shortages in previous drafts have been reduced to 35, so that if 75 moro infantry are raised in the next fortnight, Wellington will have wiped the slato clean. The following men have been enrolled at Buckle Street as fit for active service. All have enlisted in the infantry:— 11. E. Jenkinson, reporter, city. C. Y. I'ordham, Civil Servant, city. E. Williams, labourer, city. P. J. Mcckridge, city., T. \V. Lockerby, ironmoulder, city. T. f>. Bowden, cordial-maker, Kilbirnie. P. J. G. Lamberg, wicker-worker, Fort Dorset. W. Buckley, labourer, city. E. Haines, accountant, city. 1 I l '. S. Arnold, mechanic, Hatailai. W. Garley, ,bootmaker, Mitchelltown. , C. Perkin, hardware assistant, city. J. T. Cowan, coppersmith, Nowtown. M. W. Donovan, fishmonger, Paraparaumu. A. Brown, driver, city. J. B.'Read, salesman, ICilbirnie. C. Blackburn, farmer, JohnsonviHe, T. If. Walsh, clerk, city. H. .T. Moss barber, Trentham Camp. . L. J. Couder, bank dark. Island Bay ■' W. R. If. Bowden, labourer, city. Albert Lmighlin, labourer, Mitplwll. town. P. N.'Oryer, Civil Servant, city. E. A.. Tanner, traveller, Newtown. .T. A: Lynch, labourer, oitv. 0. E. Mann, salesman, city. , I?. E. Black, minor. Ng.ihauranga, P. W. Luke, draughtsman, Newtown, J. A. Wostwood, carpenter, Brooklyn. P. Fi. "Doyle, clerk, city. A. E. Doyle, saddler, JohnsonviHe. .T. ('. TiiStin,- clerk, Karori. A. -T. F. Pell, carrier, Karon. A. W. Cooke, clerk, city.' The following men have been chosen as th(« Wellington infantrv n.c.o's for ilw 19th Reinforcements, who go into camp on May 30:—A. E. Saunders, T. H. N JUr.sley, E. V. Hall. -Benton, R. L. O Phillips. L. Divine, W, M. Millar, and A. T. Williams.- 1 MEETING AT TAITA. In the Tciifa Hall a well-atjendod mesting was held 011 Thursday night'for the purpose of forming committees to canvass the district and perfect the roll. Mr. At. W. Welch ivos in the "hair, pwi Mr. H. A. W. M'enzie, Sergt.-Jlnjor Dent, and Mr. W. Howell were the speakers. At the conclusion'-of the rieetiilg hwly votes of thanks was accorded the speakers,- and n strong committer was set up to carry out the work for which the meeting, was held. Durino- the evpm'u« Mr. Ornirod sung a patriotic son? of his own comnos'tion. which was particularly well ncfived. The fir«t meeting of ths committee will lie held at Mr. Mabey's house on Monday night.

PROGRESS IN OTA-GO', fly Telesivmh—Pff'n Ar'nnln'W Dunsdiii, May 12. Ro,"ruiting continues satisfactory, anil the Ofago .quota for the 17th Reinforcements is assured

Girls! Is your best bov in-khaki? Then rivo.him a Rowland ]?a<linm "Wristlet Watch or a pood pair of Binoculars; 15 ner cent. to nr for soldiers. A. E. M. Rowland, the.Public Service .Tevrcller ami ObHWan. !)0 Manners Street {opp. Everybody's ThentroV—Advt.