VOLUNTEERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1922, Page 5

VOLUNTEERS.

TARANAKI MEN ENLIST. 190 AT NEW PLYMOUTH ORDER OF PREFERENCE. A hundred, and twenty men enlisted at New Plymouth yesterday for service in the Near East contingent. As soon as the Defence Office opened yesterday morning volunteers appeared to hand in their names for the New Zealand contingent, and throughout the day there was a continuous stream of inquirers. Up to 6 p.m. about 120 men had banned in their names, while there have been inquiries from Waitara and other districts included in the New Plymouth area. Definite advice was received yesterday afternoon to accept the names of volunteers, preference to be given according to the following categories: (a) Officers who served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (b) Officers on the active and reserve lists of the territorial force. (c) Ex-n.c.o.’s of the N.Z.E.F. (d) N.C.O.’s of the territorial force. (e) Volunteers not included in any of the above categories who are single and over 20 years of age. • Those who have handed in their names I will be called up for medical examination by notices, which will be inserted in the newspapers. The following handed in their names yesterday: Arthur, W. R.; Andrews, H. G.; Aston, E. S.; Allen, P. Briggs, L. M.; Burgess, E. F.; Bowler, J.; Booth, T. H.; Baildon, —; Bellringer, G.; Bellringer, B.; Brown, W. L. Curtis, J.; Courd, S. W.; Campbell, G. A.; Case, L. E.; Crone, J. Dodunski, L. V.; Davis, A. R.; Day, G. S. B.; Davis, C. H. Ennis, G. H.; Eddie, H. L. Fox, D. Goodwin, A. W.; Gardiner, H.; Green, A. W.; Green, R.; Gilberd, J. J. C.; Grieve, W. A.; Gibbs, R. F. Howell, R.; Hurley, A. H.; Hill, D. P.; Horan, T. N.; Hartley, J.; Hodren, A. E. S.; Hope, A. B.; Hughes, W. L.; Hardwidge, H. Johnson, T. N.; Jones, A. G.; Jelliman. F. H.; Lovel, R. L.; Lister, G.; Larkin, J. J.; Lawrie, F. N.; Lealand, L. J. McMeekin, —; McLachlan, P. G.; McCarthy, E.; McKay, W.; McKay, E. A. Moffard, E. W.; Moss, J. C.; Morrison, R.; McManus. E.; Murphy. J. D.; Matangi, N.; Moss, H. C.; Mills, C. D.; Mills, A. A.; Mellar, G. N.; Mayer, A. J. Newell, S. R.; Newell, H. C. Openshaw, T.; O’Neill, D. W.; Owen, D.: O’Connor, P. J. A. Poppelton.. C. M.; Pascoe, R. E.; Payne, G. B.; Pepperell, A. W.; Petrie, H. N.; Payne, J. Quickfall, R. J. Reilly. S.; Rogers, C. (Captain); Read, H. R.; Russell, A.; Rivers, C. L. G.; Renaud, I. N.; Roch, W.; Roberts. H. V.; Rowntree, W. J.; Revell, A. R.; Rawlinson. C. L.; Richardson, W. G. Sheppard. R. G.; Smith, H. G.; Sims, V. A.; Sutcliffe, W.; Stace, E. W. (Lieutenant) ; Sheppherd, P. R.; Stubb, S. C.; Spence. F. E. G.; Shepherd, W. J.; Stagpoole. D. L.; Sifflett, C. E.; Stewart, W.: Simpson, R.; Steele, E. C. Thompson. R. A. Vincent, C. H.

Williams, A. B.; Wright, P. W.; Walsh. M.; Whittaker. L.; Weston, A. R.; Worsley. H. H.; White. E. H.; Wildermoth, B. B. G.; Way, N. F. After the above list was compiled the following handed their names in last night: —Lieutenant Stephensen, Lieutenant W. H. Robinson. Lieutenant G. F. Bertrand, S. Ellis, D. A. Hupe, S. W. Copestake, F. Dent, E. Brookes. R. A. Macaulay, W. N. Herdman, C. E. Hoskins. J. T. White, O. C. O’Dell, W. B. Williamson, A. Robson, J. Grey, S. Russell. N. Davis, A. Ross, C. H. McCaull, C. C. Clare. H. Ruscoe, A. E. Pollock, R. G. Oliver, R. R. Millmann, L. M. Craig, J. W. C. Hughes, N. B. Lobb. F. Medway. E. R. Hooker, J. L. Tod. F. J. Johnson. H. Tod, B. Linn. L. B. Pellew. C. L. V. Hoffman, L, Bishop. B. S. Tancred. W. S. Stevens. E. Lash, H. M. Stewart, W. E. Deane, W. L. Sturmey, J. W. Atley, W. Scott, R. Horsup, F. Oliver, H. C. Glendenning. J. A. Crampton, K. R. Hoskin, N. V. Serimgeour, N. P. Broekenshire, F. A. Fox. J. Cork, A. R. Peddie. J. F. Cameron, F. Hurley. W. N. Valentine, H. W. Russell, N. Sole. D. Broughton, A. W. Blane, R. S. Land, C. N. Poppleton, C. H. Davis. L. N. Stevensen, D. Hawkins, F. A. W. Rowe, A. S. McDonald, J. Smith, F. L. R. Inder.. At Hawera over 50 names had been handed in up to 3 p.pi. yesterday.

SINGLE MEN FIRST. UNLESS OFFICERS OR N.C.O.’S. BURDEN OF MARRIED MEN. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. It is considered that when definite enlistments are being taken for the Expeditionary Force-r-the names of men wishing to enlist are only being taken now—no married men below the rank of sergeant will be accepted. The reasons for this are twofold: (1) That the taking of married men is inadvisable from the points of view of family and economic interests; (2) that the acceptance of married men is far too expensive for the State, considering the number of their dependents. Though the conditions of service have yet to be settled, it is probable that the rates of pay to be offered will be the same as those that prevailed at the conclusion of the late war. THE RUSH TO ENLIST. MANY RECRUITS AT ALL TOWNS. WELLINGTON’S TWELVE HUNDRED. Wellington, Last Night. The rush of men anxious to enrol in the Expeditionary Force continued all day and up to nine o’clock to-night nearly 1200 names had been entered up. “THICK AND FAST.” RESPONSE AT CHRISTCHURCH. Christchurch, Last Night. By this afternoon about a hundred would-be recruits had registered their names at the Christchurch area office for the Dardanelles contingent. Most of the applicants semed to be in good spirits and enjoying regular employment. A few were youths, but most had previous war service, some on Gallipoli and some elsewhere. Thtir ages ruaged from 21 tq 44*

After lunch a rush set in. Major Row, commanding the Canterbury regimental’ district, estimated that 75 per cent, of the applicants were returned soldiers, and that' 90 per cent, were in employment. “They' are coming in thick and fast; they are coming in every minute," said one officer*. “I don’t think we will find any difficulty in raising an army." IN OTHER CENTRES. Dunedin, Last Night. Many of those who inquired to-day regarding enlistment were men who had seen hard service both in Gallipoli and France. At 5 p.m. the major reported that 100 men had left their-names, and he has also had a number of enquiries from those anxious; to enlist. Gisborne, Lapt Night. | Between 50 and 60 names have been' handed in at the Defence office, a largo proportion of volunieers being returned' soldiers, and many are of a good standard of physique. Invercargill, Last Night. Up to closing-time 73 eligible men hail been enrolled. * W’anganui, Last Night. Over 200 names were handed in to-day. These included a large proportion of returned soldiers. Wanganui, Sept. JB. Over one hundred young men handed in their names to the Defence Office this morning for active service. Nelson, Sept. 18; Up to noon to-day 150 applications for enlistment were received at the Defence Office. Palmerston North, Sept. IS. Over a score o-f applicants applied at the central command headquarters for enrolment in any force to be eent overseas. Gisborne. Sept. 18. Thirty-seven names for enlistment were handed in up to mid-day. Hamilton, Sept. 18. The war germ attacked the manhood of Hamilton and before 10 o’clock this morning nearly a hundred volunteers offered for service at the local defence office. London, Sept. 17. Much interest has been aroused byNew Zealand’s prompt response to the general invitation to the Dominions to assist to protect the Dardanelles and her immediate offer to send a contingent. R.S.A.’S DECISION. “EMPHATIC SUPPORT.” Wellington, Sept. 18.1 An emergency meeting of the Dominion Executive of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association was held at noon to-day to consider the reported call for troops for the Near East. The following resolution was carried: “That in the event of a New Zealand contingent being called for by the Im* perial Government at the present time the New Zealand R.-S.A. assures the Government of the emphatic support of * the association in such action as may be necessary, believing that prompt action by every part of the Empire will conserve the Imperial interests in the Near East and India and will preserve the peace and integrity of the Empire.” PREPARING A FORCE. CAN BE DONE RAPIDLY. It is considered New Zealand can prepare a small and highly-efficient force very quickly. The personnel of the Staff Corps and Permanent Force has been reduced severely during the last 12 months in the interests of economy, but the reserve lists contain many hundreds of highly-qualified officers. Headquarters officers have every reason to believe that a call for volunteers from among the ex-members of the noncommissioned ranks of the Expeditionary Force would produce an immediate response. Equipment of all kinds is available in New Zealand. The preparation of a larger force should that become necessary, might be a matter of more difficulty. New Zealand’s defence policy lately seems to have been based upon an assumption tha* there would be no more war. The “cuts” in all directions have been drastic, and much oiganisation that has been torn down in or’er to save motaey would require to be restored before manjf men could be taken into the training camps. But the Dominion has over 80,000 men who received training during the war years, many of them having been on active service.