Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 55, 2 October 1916, Page 3

Australia

gPROCLAWIATION TO ENLIST.

Press Association —Copyright

Melbourne, September 30

The Governor-General issucfilpl^J)' o damatiou calling upon all tween the ages of 21. Whl n -en, or- widowers witho^. Kl y‘‘^J l v to enlist under military, senppe in the limits of the Commonwealth and any Commonwealth territory. Turing the continuance of the war it is intended to first call up all men v hose surnames .begins with A and 13 who must report on- Tuesday morning. The exemptions include those, engaged in ordinary-occupations, out who are indispensable. The proclamation empowers .th? military to -compel proprietors of pictue shows to exhibit the proclamation |n—the -screens. j In the 'HvmSe of Representatives in a moion for adjournment, Mr Mathows protested that no reason was given for the issue of the proclamaiion calling Up men as the Constitirtion demanded.

j Mr Hughes, in reply, sat'd' the law iill he observed. He appealed to every mail to respect j In the Senate, Senator Pearce t|i ■ Government was appuntinVr a committee of civilians to decide in rtat industries-men may be excmotod

[Senator Pearco's motion for adjournment was 'strongly ■ opposed. Senator Mullan moved an amendment that the Senate adjourns until Tuesday with the object of determining whether to countemmeo the Government's action in colling up troops without the proclamation coming bol'(i« Parliament. Tlie amendment was carried by 8 loi 7. . . I

GENERAL ITEMS Press Association—-Copyright. (Received 10 a.in.) Sydney, October 2. The Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) stated that the men will not he enlisted according to alphabetical order;

the names were only called in that older for the sake of convenience in registration. The police again raided the I.W.W. and arrested four men on a charge of treason. Melbourne, October 2 Senator Pearce (Minister of Defence) has announced that the conscript camp will be kept distinct from the voluntary camp. ,