NEW ZEALAND MEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 7 December 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND MEWS.

SURPRISING RUSH FOR PASS/A PORTS. INDEE NEW REGULATIONSWELLINGTON, This. Day. The Hon. Mr. Russell states that here is a great rush for passports mder the new regulations, something ike 500 applications coming to hand a a fortnight. Every application had o be inquired into by the police and lassports had to go to the Governor or Signature, therefore applications hould reach the department at least , fortnight before the document is reluired; longer notice should be given vhere possible. INTERNED GERMANS. BROUGHT FROM SAMOA. AUCKLAND, This Day. The Talune bruoght from Samoa ;hree interned Germans, Ernest Leiier, William Haensell and ’Theoiore B'cntr Leider was missionary under the London Missionary Society, Haensell vas a planter and Broner an overseer of road works. They left under guard by the midday express for Wellington yesterday. No defines charge'is made against either. / NATIONAL REGISTER RETURNS. 109,683 WILLING TO ENLIST. WELLINGTON, This Day. According to the National Register returns the total number of men in New Zealand, between the ages of 19 and 44, who are willing to become members of an expeditionary force if required* .is 109,683. made up as follows: —Single men and widowers without dependents 33,127, single men with dependents 16,321, widowers with dependents 947, married with wife only 8,944, married men with wife and other dependents 50,344. Other results show the number not prepared to volunteer in expeditionary forces but willing to serve in civil capacity is 43,524, not prepared to volunteer nor serve in a civil capacity 34,386. The number volunteered for expeditionary forces but rejected is 9,042. British subjects incapacitated for military service number 3,963; foreign subjects 3,026.