New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 44, 19 September 1916, Page 3

New Zealand

ATTESTATION OF CONSCRIPTS

Per iss Association

We* igton, September 18

Regulation*) under the Military Service Act were gazetted to-night as follows:—Every voluntary recruit shall at the time when lie takes tin Oath oC Allegiance, under the Ex peditionary Forces Act, 1915, be attested in the presence of an at testing officer. Every compulsory recruit shall, before Ik ing first received into a camp of military training, 01 forthwith thereafter, be attested in the presence of an attesting officer. Every compulsory recruit may, if he so desires, take the oath of allegiance and be attested in the same manner as a voluntary recruit, instead of in the m'anner set forth in the second schedule.

Every compulsory recruit who refuses, or fails when required to do so i by any officer under whose command he is, to appear before the attesting officer and there to answer all questions submitted to him and be attested in accordance with these regulations shall bo guilty of disobedience to the lawful commands of the officer under whose command he is, and shall be liable under the Army Act, accordingly. x A voluntary recruit may on his attestation indicate the reinforcement draft to which he desires to be attached, but, if ho is a reservist belonging to the first division, no such indication shall in any manner limit or affect of immediate military service as a member of an Expeditionary Force, and he shall be liable by virtue of his enlistment to serve at any time and in any reinforcement draft in the same manner as.' if he had enlisted without any such indication. Nevertheless, effect shall bo given to any such indication so far as- He -'commandant thinks consistent with public interest. PASSPORTS FOR ENEMY ALIENS. ! i

Wellington, September 18. The Imperial authorities have requested the Now Zealand Government to prohibit the issue of passports to all persons of alien enemy origin, who have been naturalised .overseas. In the case of those naturalised in Britain no passports are to be issued swithout the Home authorities' sanc- / tion. MATERNITY WARDS AT HOSPITALS. " Wellington, September IS. In view of the high cost of living, the Public Health 'Department has decided to extend the principle of St. Helen's Homes for maternity eases. The advantages offered by these Homes are to be brought under the notice of Friendly Societies, and Hospital Boards are to be asked to consider the advis-ableness of establishing maternity wards at all hospitals.' CASUALTY LIST. Wellington, September IS. Previously reported wounded and missing, now reported wounded and believed prisoner of war, Sept. 9 (finding of Court of Enquiry).—Canterbury Mounted Rifles: Trooper J. Moore. Reported wounded and admitted to hospital, September 9.— Wellington Mounted Rifles: Trooper L.,M. Hair. Sept. 7: X.Z. Field Artillery: Lieut. J. H. McDougall, Gunner Samuel Joyce Canavon. Sept. -I : N.Z. Engineers: Sapper F. Hi. Thompson.