DRILL SHIRKERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 9

DRILL SHIRKERS

"PREFER CIGARETTES AND THE STREET CORNER." "These youths prefer the cigarette and the street corner," remarked Ins)>cctor Hendrey at the . Magistrate's Court yesterday when a number of Territorials were charged with failing to attend drill. In a number of instances the charges were withdrawn as the offenders' Dohaviour had not been so bad and had since improved. A number of the lads, gave various excuses, but it was pointed out that these excuses should have been previously given to the officers in charge. Fines were imposed on the following;— Michael Francis M'Hugh, fined £1 with costs 75.; Hollis Law, 10s.. with costs . 75.; Eric Andrew Brasoh, Albert Edgar, and Ernest O'Neill, each fined, / 55., with costs 75.; Harry D. Crisp and William J H. Brown were each cautioned and discharged. The alternative was fixed afc three days' military detention in each case. • . Three young cadets were charged with, obstructing drill at Newtown on March 31 last. The eldest, William Melville, who was the cause of the trouble, was fined 10s., with .costs 75., in default 48 hours' military detention, while _ the younger boys were severely cautioned and discharged.