THE NEXT BALLOT.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1917, Page 3

THE NEXT BALLOT.

Hie Two Extremes. Wellington, May 5 The National shortage for 29,h Ramlm cemjn'a which mobilise in May is 1,501. A ballot for 4.503 name?! is now proceeding. Bay of Plenty escapes the ballot for the third time. North Canterbury failed to supply one voluntary recruit. RIP- Resigns Auckland, March 5 Mr W. S swart, M.P. h,.s resigned his seat for B>y of Islands, owing to private business. HOfPUAL SHIP ARRIVES. Presentation of WSetJals. Auckland, March 5 A hospital ship ai rived last night with 538 officers and men. When two days cut from England she picked ap a lifeboat containing twelve men from the steamer Brookwocd, sunk five days earlier by a German submarine. On Feb 13th, Private J. T. Bowell of the Medical Corps, whose parents reside at Auckland died and was buried at sea. The returned soldiers were officially welcomed this morning. Kir James Allen presented four medals won by members of the Expeditionary Force, Gunner R, Fleming of Devonport being the only one of the quartette alive. Ciergyman Called Up

Wellington, Mareh 5 Sir Junes Allen says that as far as the Defence Department is concerned it is not tbeir desire to compel clergymen who are averse to oombas* ants’ duties, to go into the firingline. In the cases of two R ;man C.vtblic students who were recently drawn in the ballot and whose appeals were dismissed, the Military Service Board recommends that they ba given noncombitant work. That recommendation will bo re* apected and the eamo course will be followed in all cases in which clergymen who are called up prefer noncombatant to combatant work. Already io the noDCombatftut section at Awapuui Camp there are fcbr; 8 clergymen, an Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist.