FORTY-FIRST REINFORCEMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 4

FORTY-FIRST REINFORCEMENTS

t t SECOND DIVISION MEN PARADE. I; The men called from Group 5 (Wei- , lington city and suburb;) for the Fortyi first Reinforcements paraded at the Drill 3 Hall, Buckle Street, yesterday after- - noon. There was a muster of 200, out 1 of 226 ordered tq parade, and some of 1 thoso not present have been accounted. > for. The men included Go from Class A i of ther Second Division, and 40 married r men of the First Division. The pro--5 ceedings were entirely orderly, and ncr thing happened to indicate that the draft. ' contained any malcontents. 1 The roll was called at; 2.30 p.m., and fc Major. Corrigan, officer commanding the * group, then addressed, tho men. He re--1 minded 'them that they were now sol- " diers, and therefore under military; dis- ' cipline. They had ten allowed to os- ? press preference for various branches. but it must be understood that they 1 were all called up for general service. " They would enter camp en an equal " footing, and the selection of men tor tfto * branches of the service would bo made I there. Promotion would Oepend upon , their own efforts and ability. , The men were then dismissed until 10 30 p.m. They were quarterea for the night in the Drill Hall, and will march I through the city this morning to take . the 6.43 a.m. trnin for Trentham.