THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3135, 13 July 1917, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

CANADA RAISING 100,000

MORE IF NECESSARY

Ottawa, July u. Sneaking in the House of Commons Jlr. Arthur Meiglien (Solicitor-General) said that Canada, proposed to raise compulsorily 100,000 recruits, and would not stop there, but, if additional reinforcements were necessary, Parliament would be asked to provide them. Tho Hon. frank Oliver pointed tut that a hundred thousand recruits would utill not bring the actual o/ersea forces to the promised half-million. Sir Robert Borden (Prime Minister) assured the House that tliero would be no limit if the war continued. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. RECRUITING FOR THE STARS AND STRIPES CHANGE IN HEIGHT STANDARD. Washington, July 11. The United States War Department has announced a change in the standard of height, which will make available thousands of additional recruits. The minimum is sft. lin., and the maximum 6ft. 6in. The slow organisation of the Exemption Boards is delaying the draft-ing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANTI-SHOUTING IN HOTELS ALLEGED FAILURE IN NEW ZEALAND. ' Sydney, July 12. According to the "Daily Telegraph" a correspondent who recently spent several months travelling in all parts of New Zealand say? that the anti-shouting , law is practically ignored. The only effect it has is to provide plain-clothes constables with additional opportunities to get pleasantly intoxicated at ihe expense of the country. He mentions the manoeuvres employed to get round tho law, adding, "Such manoeuvres are-rare--ly necessary, and the '-shout , is usually transacted in the old-time way. I eoou found that if I observed the law, I on\V" made myself conspicuous."—Press Association. * mf PERTH BEJECTS ANTI-SHOUTINS. Perth, July 12. ' A public meeting at the Town Hall, by a large majority, negatived a motion in favour of anti-shouting legislation, during the currency of the war.—Pre6S Association.