New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 154, 25 November 1914, Page 5

New Zealand

TO END THE WAR. DOMINION'S MUST SUPPLY MORE IAIEN. AIDS TO RECRUITING ASKED. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Duncdin, last Night. A deputation waited on Mr. Massey this morning, asking for further facilities for recruiting, pay from the day of acceptance, and more adequate pensions | for dependents. They pointed out that there was 110 central office for recruiting at Duncdin, that men had been sent from place to place, and finally returned to their work without being enlisted. It was also stated that men had been rejected on medical tests hero, gone north, I and passed there. The deputation urged that the Government should have a ' daily prominent advertisement in the Press, and recruiting ollices open day and evening. ' Mr. 'Massey said that at present there was no difficulty in recruiting, far larger numbers oil'ering than were required. Preference had to be given to Territorials. The Government realised, nevertheless, that the door would have to he opened wider for the future. Reinforcements were now ready at Wellington to go at the middle' of next month, and 300 more would go two. months later. Nobody knew how many more, would, be required, because there were indications that the Imperial Government would ask the Dominions to assist in puting into the field in the luiropean spring a force sufficient to bring the war to an end. Then there would be further opportunities. Wo must keep sufficient men here to run the railways and posts and telegraphs. These trained men could not be interfered with, fie believed that pensions, so far as they concerned the rank and file and non-coms, were not adequate. He would look into the matter, and if he found this to be so more would bo done. The Government and Parliament were both of that way of thinking.

A SCHOONER WRECKED. fifty passengers in peril. By cable—'Press Association—Copyright. Received 24, 11 p.m. Ti i. • T<nv November 23. IHe steam schooner Hanalu was wrecked on the Dnxburg reef. Two passengers swam ashore and two of the Clew were drown whilst trying to swim ashore. Life-linen and life-savers were used ill the attempted rescue but a thick fog prevailed. Five were drowned, and iilty persons are still aboard the schooner, which is breaking to pieces. l'i\e members of a" life-saving crew who were supposed to have been drownIPinnii'i 11 ' " al) oard the