The Thames Star. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911. EDITORIAL.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10357, 4 May 1911, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911. EDITORIAL.

UNIVERSAL TRAINING,

PEIN'AOTIEiS' FOR NON-EIN'ROJJ- ■ .. MENT.

Thetrei appetaW to be a gotod deal of misapprehension at Thames as tot the duties catet upon those eligible for universal training] in tlief maltter 1 of registration. In some instances par"eaitvs have bieen informed £hat memlAars of" Territorials, Senior Oad'ets, on- Scouts ara not called' upon to enrol, because they artel enrtoiled already, Ibkit this is inoorretet. All must register with the 1 area officer whether they axe members of a dorps 1 or not. In this connection the officer 1 commandingl the Auckland military district, Lieutenant-Colonel G. C. Wolfe, speaking niors especially regarding the enrolment of youths under the new defence scheme, said he wished to dispel the; erroneous impression, ■which seemed! to fob gaining ground, that thoteia eligible might, by delaying registration, not be called on to 'serve. He said) that at the conclusion of the period set forth in tha proclamation, all those who had not enrolled Would k> liable to a penally of £5, in addition to disfrtaichisement and disqualification for 1 Government employment. ~R$ thoses liable to serve nro minors, it is wisO fotr parents to t&urefully now thie. penalties, for it is they who -mil bo called upon to pay the! penalties. Addis*! to the risk of interring penalties, the ln.fe ■domers may tea too la.to to Itfo included, in the. territorials, and will thus goi into tjio general training section. Colon oi Wolfe wishes parents and guardians U« carefully consider 1 the situation, and hask-n the enrolment of the youths under their m*. Tha last day for enrolment is Juno 3rd and 1 after that, date, it is said, penalties will \vg enforced. Therefore, we say —Register jit onoe!