NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 226, 11 June 1915, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

THE FIFTH REINFORCEMENTS. INSPECTION BY GOVERNOR —i WELLINGTON, June 9. The sth Reinforcements of the New Zealand expeditionary forces having now entered upon their period of active service, were reviewed by His Excellency the Governor at Trentham to-day. The day w r as heautiully fine. There w’ere few spectators who witnessed a review r which for military precision and smartness must hold a leading place in the record of such events in New Zealand. On the right of the line as the reinforcements paraded to give the salute and be inspected, were th e mounted men, of splendid physique and well horsed. Next to them came th e artillery reinforcements. Army Service Corps, veterinary section, engineers, No. 2 Stationary Hospital, and finally the infantry. The camp band paraded and w r as placed for the march past. The parade w r as under Major Stewart, Officer Commanding the sth Reinforcements.

His Excellency arrived at the camp at {ll aj.mj, a'ccomp[an(ed bjy A.D.C., th e Commandant of the Forces (Colonel A. W. Robin), and LieutColonel C. M. Gibbon (Chief of the General Staff) were also present. After an inspection by his Excellencj’, th 6 ■whole of the reinforcements took part in the march past. Sections were greatly admired. His Excellency did not address the troops, but after the march past he spoke a few wmrds privately to the officers.

MORE DOCTORS NEEDED. | AN APPEAL FROM THE WAR OFFICE. DISTRIBUTING OF REMAINING DOCTORS NECESSARY. WELLINGTON, June 9. The Hon. J. Allen, Minister for Defence, stated to-night that the Government has received a cable intimating that the War Office is desirous to engage additional men from New Zealand as temporary lieutenants, of the R.A.M.C. Successful candidates will be required to go through a course of training at a training centre of the RA.M.C. Candidates must be duly registered medical practitioners in New Zealand, under thirty-five years cf age preferred, but applications from candidates up to forty years of age will be considered. The War Office is also prepared to consider individual applications from senior medical men, whose status will be considered and dealt with according to the merits of each case, applications under the above category should be addressed to the Inspector-General of Hospitals, Department of Public Health, Wellington, or, if the applicant belongs to the N.Z. Medical Corps, to the Director of Medical Science, Wellington, In reference to the above, the Minister stated that all applications would be considered and all precautions taken with a view to prevent an undue depletion of districts of medical men.

The urgency of the matter and tha vital issues at stake render it imperar tive for the country to supply the demand for medical men to its utmost limit. The Government is all the more hopeful that it will be possible to spare the medical men requried without unduly depleting the country of its civil medical service owing to the offers of medical men for service in any part of the Dominion where their services may be required. Arrangements are also being made with the authorities of the Dunedin medical school for an early examination of students, it being understood that no less than 30 students are qualified to sit for the next final examination in addition to the senior students, some of wiiom it is hoped, may be returned from the seat of war. “Such being the case,” concluded Stlie Minister, “I am confident, provided every care, is taken, as I have already mentioned, to prevent an undue depletion of the districts of medical men, that the country will be able to provide a large proportion of the doctors required by the authorities 'without seriously interfering with the civil medical service and our hospital system. It is true some re-or-ganisation and re-distribution of medical men may prove necessary, but I feel sure that the splendid patriotism and unselfishness that has been so characteristic of the New Zealand public will allow all the necessary arrangements to be made for the benefit of the men who are now engaged in this momentous struggle, even if we do have to suffer some little inconvenience.