THE MAN-POWER BILL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 177, 16 April 1918, Page 4

THE MAN-POWER BILL

EXEMPTION'ANNULMENT CLAUSE ADOPTED ■ A GRAVE WARNING London, April U. The House of Commons adopted Clause 3 of the Man-Powor Bill, enabling a fortnight's notice to be given to cancel exemptions granted on personal and not occupational grounds. The Government agreed not to apply tho clause to conscientious objectors or persons exempted on medical grounds. / Sir Auckland Geddes," in grave terms, warned tho country that if something very bad happened during the next few days, and wo were obliged to reconstruct Large parts of tho Army, no one possessed of youth and fitness should have hie own personal position in civil life considered, i About two hundred thousand peoplo belonging to the higher grades would be affected. Grade threo men were not yet wanted.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RECRUITING IN ICELAND MORE ACTIVE London, April U. Eeporls from Ireland state that there is much activity in the recruiting departments. Many men in Dublin have joined up, including many Englishmen. Should all these evaders of military service join, the Army will receivo 30,000 recruits—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.