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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 319, 26 October 1915, Page 4

A coat was taken "by mistake from the Town Hall last evening and the person who took it is asked to eom- i municate with the Gretna Hotel. , The suggestion that those who have j volunteered for the front and been rejected on medical examination should bo | allowed to wear some insignia to show that they are not "shirkers” is'not viewed in a favourable light by the Defence Department. The matter has already been considered and it has been deemed sufficient to furnish applicants with certificates in common with returned soldiers. These can be shown when any aspersion is attempted to be cast on the individuals concerned. To supply rejected recruits and returned invalids with badges would mean unnecessary expense. Moreover, the door would be opened to deception, for unprincipled persons might resort to [ wearing imitation badges.