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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 April 1940, Page 4

Military Enlistments. The following is the latest list of military enlistments at the Masterton Defence Office: Messrs A. McLeod (Martinborough); L. H. Daroux and T. S. Stilburn (Masterton). Bookmakers Fined. Harold Dallas anef Percival Thomae Joyce, hairdressers, were each fined £25 and costs in the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of bookmaking. Salvation Army Work. At the civic welcome to Commissioner and Mrs Evan Smith in the Salvation Army Hall last night, the Commissioner referred to the fact that the Army was attending to the needs of troops in 150 to 200 camps in England, while in France the lame good work was being carried out. In New Zealand the mobilisation camps were all served by the Army. Cablegrams in Code. The Masterton Postmaster .advises that additional codes are permitted in cablegrams to certain overseas countries. The Acme code may be used in telegrams exchanged with France and the French colonies. The same conditions of acceptance as for cocoes already authorised are applicable to the additional codes which are Acme Commodity and Phrase Code. New Standard Throe Letter Code and New Standard Half Word Code. Territorial Parade. There was a fair attendance at the fortnightly parade of C Company. First Hawke's Bay Regiment, held in the Masterton Drill Hall last night. During the evening a screening of tlie annual camp of instruction at Waiouru was shown by Mr D. Catt. Members of the National Military Reserve and other Territorial units were present at the screening, and among the officers present was Colonel J. H. Irving, E.D. The film showed the splendid work and the high standard of efficiency reached by the men in camp. Throughout the screening amusement was provided by various interjections as local men appeared in the scenes.