HOME GUARD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 January 1941, Page 9

HOME GUARD

MORE MEN WANTED. APPEAL BY MINISTER. — <By Telegraph—Press A-aocidtioii a CHRISTCHURCH. January 11 | One hundred thousand men are wanted for the Home Guard in New Zealand. Enrolments at present num-, ber 50,000. An appeal for the remaining 50,000 was made by the Minister of National Service, Mr. Semple, today. ■ I appeal t<> the manhood of New I Zealand to rally to their country's colI ours." said Mr Semple. "We must be ! prepared to defend these little islands *of uurs. They are the most prosperous | and the most free in the world It is i "tir job to defend that heritage and. i above all, io Keep an eye on internal ■ traitor? for. believe me. they are here. To the boys who have left their homes and loved ones and gone overseas, we ewe a debt of gratitude The be t we can do is to prepare ourselves; to defend their homes and their loved ones while they are away protecting us. 11. we do nut do that then we will let them down. That would be treason of the worst hue." The question of providing equipment and uniform f ir the Hume Guard wa: under consideration, and it was hoped that a definite decision would be given in a week or two. Mr Semple continued, 'The declaration of war was me mini* .-n-am-t any part of the British Empire but against the whole," added Mr Semple "Invasion piyxibk- amit may come at any time The raider--that have been ■ talking m.r j,er.should be siiificient to convince the j P«-<-ple ~f New Zealand that it is tim»*| we should be up and duing. before it is | too late. t<> piiweut tiagcdy coming mi- I way We nin -be prepared We want - l ■ *-•’ i;Ve in j«-.<cv V. e did not h-M; j foi ti-e.ible but trouble Ha- b<-<-r f.-.j red on u-: W<' mtn ‘ meet it. O'-<- f ■.!•,*• thmg . that makes me! s '••* bear poop],- ssymg that-, Nev- Zeal.-e <1 <- old no*, defend Asclf i C’.e - .... t: •, d.-fer.d .* .e|f, and . t 1 *-■>: a<iv.m-age m I'eograptuca; j - haia. t. -I Th . (h....... , . ■ to.n ha -Jtov.-n the world what rah be ■ ' 'I.--, arg determined '- ■ defend tin- : h. th.-:r hb<-rty { fhe world admires their great feat of I --w- tmd draws inspiration from them • comb. -.J , f N,.., z,..d; i; . ; r . .hi ' ' the tiling if ;■ was . iw.no-ed • 1: d itmkrMo ■<: p Un ■-