The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-30
NEARLY A HUNDRED
BR|TISHERS enlist
Local Recruiting Bureau Did
Great Work In Sending King
Georges Subjects, To War

The report Of the operations of the
Hawaiian territorial branch of the
British Recruiting Mission (for volun,
teers), instituted July, 1917, and dis
solved March, 1918, has just been is
sued in pamphlet form, the compila-
, ton made by J. Hay Wilson, secretary.
The title page bets forth that the
report was prepared for the informa-
ton Of the many willing associates
who did their share in promoting the
recruiting rally
Jniy, 1vI7, Following instructions re,
eeived from General White, of the
British army, director Of British Re.
British Consul L. l.. 8. Gordon, Homo.
lulu, called a meeting Of prominent
members Of the local British Club to
secure volunteers from the British res
. idcnts, for the English and Canadian
armies in France, The executive com.
mittee to carry out this purpose con,
sisted Of T.. Les Gordon, chairman ;
J red Harrison, w. +. Wilson, George
Bastard, A. J. Marshall, and J. Hay
Wilson, secretary. II. q. Winkley sue
ceeded A. J. Marshall when the latter
departed for Canada as a recruit.
Hep For Dependents
Many subcommittee were appointed
to serve on the neighbOring islands.
There we're finance committees, which
raised funds from which allottments
were paid to dependents of those re
cruited and sent away.
Many of those sent away in the first
contingents were rejected at Vancou
yer or New York on being examined
Having given up their positions here
and wound up their affairs "these un
fOrtunates found at the final moment
that they were not wanted, and had
either to search for work amidst
strangers or submit to being reshipped
10 Honolulu, practically labelled dam
aged goods. II is therefore necessary
that il should be here clearly explained
that the responsibility for this re,
grettable fiasco rests, not with the Ho.
nOiuIu medical examiners, but it is en-
tirely to be attributed to the fact tina,
no explicit standard of physical con
dition was specified in the early
months. ,~ gs.
Tho first contingent left Honolulu on
the 8. 8. Makura, August 20, 1917
with twenty-five men composing it.
They were given o fine sendof.
The second contingent left here on
the Niagara on September 81, with
thirty nine men. Shortly after sending
the second contingent instructions were
/ received from New York to discon
tInue recruiting on account of the ex
pense, but as some had already been
registered seven more were sent 0cto
. Der 81 on the Makura, In January
II was decided to raise another con
tingent and, with the assistance OIL
Capt. r. p. N. Hudson, an invalided
British officer on leave, forty men were
pledged, but only six men finally re
sponCied. On March IL, twenty mer
left for Canada.
A Fine Showing
The totals indicated that nineteen
men. were recruited and accepted fol
the English army; seventy four for tho
Canadian forces, while twenty six meT
were elassed as unfit, making a grant
| total Of ll9 men who volunteered.
\ ~ErF0ur ninety three men >(whO should
really be ranked as herOes), by theil
abnegation and dedication of self to {
/ high purpose, have already, before TAX
ing an active part In the Struggle
earned the respect and gratitude of TIT
local community, and without doub
| of the American majority also,' con
tinues the report. IAN honor t.
them"
The average cost for each of tn
| ninety three men to recruit and for
/ ward them to Canada was $40.
"That the local expenses are mod
crate in amount will probably be con
ceded, the report continues. 1.-THE.
would in all probability have beer
nearly double the amount, however
but for the consideration shown b!
The Advertiser in granting free, spac,
in it's columns for announcements re
| garding the business of the mission
Also, the editor, Mr.. Roderick o. Math
eson, never failed to respond when az
preached by the executive for assist
! anee or advice
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