THE BALLOT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2953, 16 December 1916, Page 9

THE BALLOT

' 1 DISPATCH OP NOTICES. - The . Recruiting .Branch worked . throughout Thursday, niglifcin. order to prepare the notices for. tlie'men' drawn in the' second ballot. • The-task was ' completed-; yesterday, • /within - twenty hours of'tho publication of the Gazette containing the names of some 30UU compulsory recruits. Each recruit should rec'eive_;a telegram at" the ad(lresß. given in hisregistration form,' and the formal notice' will, reach liinv through.tlio registered post, the tinio' taken in 'delivery depending -upon*, the distaaice'the.-letter haß : .'t{i" .travel from Wellington. The period of ten days allowed vfor appeal's •is ;reckoned from' Thursday • evening: ' *- * The 'experience of tlio _. Training Branch indicates, that' the great majority of tlfe men coiitinue to accept the call to' service, quite cheerfully." Some of them .have requests to make,' apartfrom the ordinary' appeals,'. and .it may be ' mentioned in this connection 'that the reservist. who_ considers . lie has qualifications . for " iion-cdmmissioncd •rai&j&r' for"a specialist' branch is well advised to 1 join 'as'a volunteer if he can manage it. ' Compulsory enlistment does not debar a, reservist from express-, iiig a preference br presenting any. evidence of previous"training that he may possess, but naturally the volunteer Las' the better chance of; securing consideration at 'the hands].'of. the'military authorities. ~ - t ' Wellington Recruits,/ The foUomng voluntary recruits havo been attested at the Town Hall Recruiting Office:— i J.- E.--Watson',' hospital dispensfer, City. - •_ , ■ ' • C. L. Lewis, labourer, City. .. H.G., M'Kay,. butcher, Petcne. ■ 'R. Withers, salesman, City J. Illirigworth. salesman, City. ' ' vE: Musso, blacksmithj'City! U:' Jones. ■ watersider, Vogeltown. - .L."O'Sullivan.- clerk, Byall Bay. ; H. A." Corrigan, clerk; City: • : C. E. Chittenden, indent agent, City; ; W. Davisj-rigger, PetoneV i G: G. Jones, farnijcadet, Lower Hutt. ■' J. Ogilvio;.labourer. City. "J. A. Hunter, 1 mechanic, City. .