CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 December 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

fELU.OTIUC TKUtIMAI'U — i VHH PKK*W AUJWCUTIOri.j (Iloceived This Day b.40 a.m.) A NEW RECRUITING SCHEME. Sydney, ik'a Day. Tile recruiting scheane iOl' the now j 50,000 men has been issued. It is I based on the quota system. In conjunction Avitli the local appeal (in writing will be made to every able-bodied man who will be required; to reply stating his intentions and disabilities in regard to enlistment, each local committee judging the adequacy or otherwise ol the answers. 11 tlie reasons against immediate enlistment are valid he to bo relegated to a later class. If the appeal' is neglecte J or the reply unsatisfactory, a personal appeal will be made. The loc.it committees are responsible to the State War Council, which is responsible to the Federal Council, lor lae New South Wales share of the* new army. The reinforcements for the old and new units to June will be 3(3,000 men.

STATE GOVERNMENT 00-OP-BRATION. Meioourne, This Day. In the Assembly (Senator Pearce stated that personal enquiries original--1) instituted/ in regard to the new recruiting scheme bad been consideraoly modified. The Assembly unanimously passed a resolution undertaking to cooperate with the Federal Government.

STATE BiIEAD .MONOPOLY. Sydney, This Bay. The caucus liiially endorsed the Hon. .D. Hall's Stato Bread Monopoly Bill. The scheme will cost approximately £61)0,000. The Government is resuming tho whole existing ibaking businesses in tho metropolitan area. Forty central bakeries will bo required, from whenco the present can't delivery will d® continued. La-tor 011 a central bakery equipped with the most- modern machinery, and a fleet of motors will replace the forty scatterod bakeries and horse carts. Tho Operative BnTiers' Union passed a resolution emphatically protesting against the scheme which will mean the dismissal of hundreds ol workers.