REINFORCEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 21, 23 September 1915, Page 7

REINFORCEMENTS.

STILL MORE REINFORCEMENTS. Peb Pbess (Association. Wellington, September 22. The Minister of Defence stated in the House to-day that the casualties at Gfallipoli had been very heavy during the last few weeks, and in response to requests from the Army Council reinforcements would ba despatched earlier than was originally intended. The eighth and ninth reinforcements would be sent about six weeks earlier than proposd, and subsequent reinforcements would be brought forward every six weeks. The seventh reinforcements would go at the usual time, the eighth early in November, the ninth in the middle of January, instead of December and February respectively. Large numbers of men were coming into camp in November, but there were barely sufficient men registered for the ninth re- • inforcements and the two new battalions that were being called up. Registration wag good, but barely sufficient as far as infantry was concerned. It meant the calling up of 4000 men for November, and it was anticipated that there would be some difficulty so far as the tenth reinforcements were concerned. The Minister asked members of the Houf.e and the public to stimulate recruiting as much as possible.