CALL TO ARMS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 October 1915, Page 4

CALL TO ARMS

FOUR RECRUITS YESTERDAY. Four men registered for service at th« New Plymouth Defence Office and at Mr. A. C. (iibson's office yesterday, This total represents one of the weakest recruiting days at New Plymouth, and a very much brisker response is required to ensure plenty of men being available for the December quota. To-day the system of carrying out medical examinations of recruits at the Coronation Hall will be commenced. The doctor will be in attendance at two o'clock, and th» same arrangement will be in force every Thursday afternoon in future. The position in North Taranaki up to last night is as follows: Next Reinforcements The Tentht Go into camp (about) November 15 Dominion's total Taranaki's quota New Plymouth's quota 7° Men already enrolled 156 Yesterday's recruits 4 Days left to enlist 17 The men who enlisted yesterday are:— AT THE DEFENCE OFFICE. Alexander H. Johnstone, solicitor, New Plymouth. Henry E. Rryde, farmer, ReU ll'ock. AT MR. GIBSON'S OFFICE. William Robertson Whitton, chemist'i assistant, New Plymouth. Leslie James, grocer. New I'lvim •> '■'. Yesterday's recruits make a total oi j.lt) registered at Mr. (iibson's office miico his appointment as hon. recruiting agcut, PATEA ENLISTMENTS. • Among the latest batch of Patea re* eruits who have offered their scnices t' tho Empire appear the names of:N. Tinney. S. Hogan. Arnold Johnson. <!. Harris. C. Wadley, Waverley. SOLDIERS' DEFECTIVE 'IKKTrt. NEW SCHEME FOR TREATMENT. C'hristchnrch, Wednesday. A new scheme for assisting recruits' with treatment has been outlined by the Hon. J. Alien. "The New Zealand Dental Association," he sail, "has been very good in offering to assist us as far ns lies in its power, and we have agreed to use its services. Tho first examination of a medical man wlio wants io enlist will he conducted by a medical man and by a dentist. The dentist will pay special attention to the mouth and chart the teeth, and the association is prepared to assist 11* throughout New Zealand in the treatment of those who want something done to lit them as soldiers. Those able to pay will be expected to do so. Those who cannot afford to pay will be assisted, either by friends or associations or by the Government. We are making l arrangements to extend the facilities in Trentham camp, at any rate, for the treatment of the teeth. We already have a dentist there Who treats tho men in camp, but we arc going to put up better accommodation and increase the staff to three dentists and a dental mechanic, so that more work will ■be done there. Work 'begun outside, which a member of the association says can be completed in camp, may be completed there, and that will get rid of a great many difficulties so far as I can gather. Then we hop? out of this movement to form an army dental service, the same as the army' medical service, and have it included in our arm, list. Dr. Hunter, of Dunedin, and Dr. Pickersgill, professor of dentistry at the University of Otago, are to he the advising dentists to the Defence Department to see this scheme carried through. Re-u----lations are being drafted, ..and I hope "to have the scheme in operation befuro long."

NATIONAL REGISTRATION. To the Editor. Sir,—May I, through the medium 01 .your columns, put out a suggestion to Territorial officers? The registration cards arc now in circulation and have to be returned early in November, The information asked for is somewhat complicated at .first sight, and some persons may find them diflienlt to fill in. I would surest that Territorial officers could materially assist by studying the cards and making thor-i. selves thoroughly acquainted with tho information asked for. I ant sere (hat a central office could be obtained where, officers could be in attendance ou Saturday, 30th inst., and November li, sav, from J2 noon until 5 p.m., to iill in the cards ready for signature, If Territorial, Cadet, and Scout officers willing to assist, and any commercial linn willing to provide an'office for the purpose, will communicate with mo at ]iOK Till, New Plymouth, I will undertake to make the necessary arrangements.—l am, etc., R. W FISHKR; Captain X.Z. Force-