BE PREPARED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2950, 9 December 1916, Page 10

BE PREPARED

A WARNING TO RESERVISTS,

During the sittings of the Military Appeal Hoard m Wellington several Reservists of the First Division, selected by ballot for service with the Expeditionary Forces, have asked for time to adjust their private affairs. This point was mentioned yesterday by the military representative, Captain Orr Walltei, in the course of .the hearing of an appeal.

Captain Walker said that Reservists of the l'irst Division ought to understand clearly that they were liable to bo called up for service any month, and tlioy should adjust their affairs accordingly. Every member of the First Division might expect to be summoned some time in the not distant future, as the ballot gradually exhausted the roll, and the Reservists would not be entitled, except in exceptional cases, to claim more than the fortnight ordinarily allowed. They should look ahead and! make their preparations to answer the call promptly when it came. ' The recruiting authorities, added Captain Walker, had been inclined to deal leniently with the early cases, and ■had not raised objections 'before the boards when Reservists asked for extra time. But they might have to take -up a. stronger' attitude as enlistment proceeded and the procedure became familiar to the community. The safe course for any Reservist to pursue was to set about making his plans for the day when the call to service reached him, whether it was next week or next Tear. ' • •