CALL TO ARMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1915, Page 4

CALL TO ARMS.

TWO RECRUITS YESTERDAY.

111011 PERCENTAGE OF 'MEN JVEJECTED.

Two inea enlisted at the New Plj* mouth Defence Office yesterday. Mr. A. B. Gibson was not in attendance at liia recruiting office yesterday, but his office will be open all day to-day and this evening-. This makes a total oJ 23 enlistments for this week, and the position in North Taranaki up to last night ia as follows: Next Reinforcements The Tenths , Go into camp (about) .„.>. November 13 Dominion's total .„.,..»>*«■■*»•.•. 35°0 Taranaki'a quota New Plymouth's quota Men already enrolled .+#*,&..■. 158 Yesterday's recruits , » Days left to enlist .~*~ .«~~.- is The medical papers of tie twentyfour men who,were examined on Thursday afternoon were returned to the Defence Office yeterday, and Bhowed that only twelve had passed the tesi. This makes $. high percentage of men reject" cd for one day, and is easily the highest yet met with at the New Plymouth! Defence Office. 08 the 12 mem rejected, one is marked as "doubtful," and the remaining eleven were rejected as unfit for the following reasons:—Under height (one), flat foot (one), hammer toe (one), heart not normal (one), c'lronic tonailitis (one), varicose veins (three), deficient eyesight (three). The men who enlisted yesterday are* T ohn Coleman Moore, farmer, Rerei kapa. Sydney Lawrence Goodwin, blade smith, Ofcato. The following are the latest enlist* ments at Ingiewood:— A. lE, G. Hynes, farmer. M. Coutts, farmer, Tariki, W, McGoßitel, farmer. M. dSleßae, farmer. W. HarTJoH, farmer. A. E. Eoßsell, farmer. C Thompson, fanner. J. K. Lumsden, farmer. W. Spurdle, eaWnetmaber. V. Harmel, baker. G. Haslett, carter A. Baker, grocer. W. Potter, farmer. J. Banyan, carter. P, aSdcQemisH, farmer fa. Old, farmer. H, Lanigley, farmer. J. R. Inglis, cheesemafcer. E. Wallace, laborer. W. H. Thompson, farmer. C h. Daggan, laborer. E. C. Branch, borough foreman. •H. A. Stratford, school teacher. VL M. Thomson, solicitor.