COUNTRY'S CALL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2969, 5 January 1917, Page 6

COUNTRY'S CALL

MILITARY APPEALS A CITY FAMILY'S GALLANTRY r* THE FRKYBERCS iIC 111 ' 11, id The Military Service Board sat again in Wellington yesterday. Mr. 1). G. ~ A. Cooper, S.M., is chairman of the y' board, and tho other members are a l Messrs. D. M'Laren (.Wellington) and fc- W. Perry (Masterton). Among tho ap1. peals heard was that of Charles Victor k* Freyborg, whose fighting brothers liavc H! made tho family l'amous. Freyborg, an insurance clerk, related the circumii- stances connected with his appeal its id follows: — .0 His mother is a widow. Siie had iivo 'o sons, Pour enlisted. One was killed 'y in the war, one was lying wounded m '.Y a London hospital, and tno otiier two '1 liere still at the from. The one in >■ the London hospital had been wounded lr six times. Some weeks ago witness wrote to Iris brother in hospital asking him to como home and look after their d mother, and ho would go to tho front in n his place. 10 A member of the board: Do you think s he ivilJ come back? •Y Appellant: Not unless he is permaa jieutly incapacitated, if lie does como '1 back, 1 will enlist. . e 'l'lio board considered the case one of hardship, - and allowed the appeal, k Complimentary references were made to the family's gallantry, and to tho signal services of. Lieut.-Colonel FreyS' berg, V.C. r s Willing, But Unfit. Joseph Clifford Bradley, audit clerk, Wellington, twenty-three-years' of age, ~ appealed on the ground that he ivas j medically unfit, lie having enlisted and been rejected. Captain Walker: If you are passed as fit, you do not object to go? Bradley: No; my appeal is-merely s a formal one to secure the adequate ; medical examination. J Captain Walker then suggested that the appeal should bo dismissed, and the 1 matter left to the Medical Board. ( J This course was adopted. [ Sent to the Medical Board. Tho appeal of George Panayoti Bal--1 lachy, Avellington, -who sent a commu- . nication from a doctor tortile effect that he was unfit for scrvico, was dismissed, and the matter left to tho i Medical Board. Selling a Soft Goods Business. •Robert John Kitching, soft-goods manufacturer, Wellington, asked for two months' extension of time from the date of his medical examination. Ho said he was selling out, and required to instruct a manageress in tho business. Tho appeal was dismissed on the military representative 'undertaking to secure Kitching leavo of absence till the end of February. Medically Unfit. Lionel Lawrence Boielle, plumber aiid drainlayer, Miramar, appealed on the ground of public interest and undue hardship. Ho stated that, having been rejected twice as unfit, he had since married and assumed obligations. Tho appeal was adjourned for appellant to bo examined hy tho Medical Board. Subsequently it was stated that tho board had found appellant to bo unfit. A Young Engineer. Arthur Coutiland Harding, mechanical engineer, appealed on the ground of public interest and undue hardship. An appeal by hiß employer (in Harding's behalf) was hoard on December 6. Harding, who said he was .20"yeara of age, is employed by Robert Denton and Co., mechanical engineers, Wellington. Ho said the firm did certain welding work for tho Defence Department, and he was tho only one there who could do that particular work. Some of tho work could be_ learned by a bov in a month, hut skill in the more difficult of it*would ho acquired only after long experience. Harding Was granted leave till February 4. Hoard in Secret, Edward Kerr, electrical wireman, Wellington, appealed on the ground of unduo hardship. ' Ho desired a private hearing. This ' was granted him, and his appeal was ; dismissed. ' Over-age Picture Showman. ] Herbert Richard Woon, picture ; theatre manager, Seatoun, appealed on ! the ground that he was not a reserv- - ist. Ho forwarded a birth certificate ! to the effect that he was horn on Feb- ( ruar.y 7, 1870. ' 1 Tho chairman remarked that it was clear that Woon was over military age before he was drawn in the hallot. Tho appeal was allowed. . Where Doctors Differed. James Leonard Climie. Bloomfield Terrace, Lower _Hut,t. sougEt three months' extension or time to settle private affairs. He married recently, and had one child. ] , Climie said that a doctor had as- ' ' sured him he would not be passed for 3 service, but the Medical Board had : accepted him. However, on tho I strength of the doctor's information lie \ had involved - himself in a property . transaction, which he now wished time j to adjust. ( Tho appeal was dismissed, leave till the end of February to be arranged for. 1 ( Three Brothers, at the Front. I The appeal of Stephen John Dudsou, \ who alleged hardship, was dismissed, 'j Dudson said ho had three brothers j at tho front, and thought his parents ( should he considered. So said, also .1 he preferred to go as a volunteer. He ' was not the only remaining son. ij Labourer's Caso. j Waller Hossack, labourer, Welling- ] ion, appealed because lie was Ihe only \ 'surviving son of a mother in Oamaru. ? His brother, he said, liad been killed ; in tho Somme offensive. £ The appeal was dismissed, as it was considered that Hossnck's enlistment c would not affect his mother financially. A Carrier's Appeal. 3 James Brotherston, manager for John L. Collie, carrier, appealed on the score of unduo hardship. f Brotherston and Collie said "that the business was run by appellant, and r on him, seven of the y men having enlisted. Mr. Collie was j aged, and often unable to attend to business. -f Decision was postponed till the next T sitting of tho board in Wellington. Business Hardship. Gregory Patrick Doyle, chairmaker, appealed on tho ground of business hardship, and said ho had_ previously been rejected because of varicose veins. n His case was adjourned, pending his t re-examination by tho Medical Board, v C Two Appeals Dismissed. f< Sydney Clark, labourer, Belmont, and I j Hy. Martin Boyle, blacksmith, Upper t f Hutt, did not appear to support appeals, I A

lodged, and their appeals were dismissed. The board will resume at 10 a.m. to-day. SOUTH OTAGO SITTING . APPEALS BY FARMERS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Uunectin, January 4. Tho Military. Service Board sat al Milton to-day. Cliarlcs bualo and Oliver Slnvle, farmers, appealed uii tho grounds oi public policy. The ease of Lnarles was „ adjourned lor tlireo mouths, appellant to make a strong elfort to sell ins larm or obtain a manager. Tho appeal oi e Uiher, who had been declared meclicale iy unlit, was withdrawn, d An appeal by \Vlfliam Carrie, farmer and shetp-slicuring machine owner, .oil ma grounds of undue hardship owing ir to domestic and financial reasons, was 0 adjourned sine die, conditional oil apn punaiu remaining in ins present occui- pation. s jj&vkl Thomson, farmer, pleaded .permanent unfitness. Alfred Thomson, iiu-mer appeared on the>;groun(l ot puli- ® ho policy in that lie produced gram, wool, and mutton. The board decided 11 thai appellants must t-aku their chance 0 in the oallot. A similar decision was ® given in tho cases of Kotiort Allison and James Allison, farmers, who pleaus ed undue hardship. = The case of \v llliaiii Allison, farm 1 labourer, was adjourned until a brother 11 aged twenty was called up. Appeals oy Daniel Cameron, farm 11 labourer, on the ground of unfitness, and John Cameron, farmer, on Tho ground of undue hardship, were aci--5 journed, pending medical examination. Samuel Porter, merchant ind 3 butcher, appealed on the ground that • his calling up was not in the public 3 interest, also for business reasons and 3 on account of the shortage of labour. John Porter, storekeeper, urged, business reasons. The former appeal was. dismissed, conditional on exemption being granted John Porter. , Tne case of James Robinson, farmer, i who appealed on the ground of uudue > hardslup, as he would bo compelled to I sell out, was adjourned till tTie next sitting to enable a brother, who it was ! stated had been rejected lor active service, to be present. An appeal by George Spencer, storei keeper, who urged undue hardship, was dismissed, appellant not te "ho call- . Ed up before April. Conditional exemption was granted ■ to George Cowie, sanitary contractor, on tho ground that his occupation is essential. An appeal by John Dale/ stud groom and quarry worker, was withdrawn, on the understanding that appellant would not be called up till February 1. An appeal by John Chalmers, storekeeper and blacksmith, oil tho ground that he had to support his mother and sister, and had financial responsibilities, was dismissed, appellant not to be called up before April 1. An appeal by James M'Lean, farmer, on the ground of unduo-hardship, was dismissed, appellant not to be called up before April 4. The appeal of Thomas Pearson, eawmiller, on tho ground of undo hard L ship, was dismissed, appellant not to be called up before February 2. Henry Green, farmer, who appealed on the ground of lameness, did not appear. Tho appeal was dismissed. ■ The following appeals were adjourned: —William Knarston, farmer, on the ground that he is required to support his parents—four months; Edward Hills, farm labourer, on the ground that ho is the solo support of a widowed mother, sister, and brother —to next sitting, appellant to be medically examined in tho meantime. Alexander M'William asked for time to wind up his mercery business. The case was adjourned for medical examination. The caso of David Tweed, farmer, who. appealed on tho ground of unfitnessj was adjourned for medical examination. Henry M'Neil, iun., farmer, appealed on the ground of financial obligations, and Joseph M'Neil, farmer, on the ground that he is supporting his parents. Tho eases were adjourned to the' next sitting, appellants and two other single brothers to bo medically examined in the meantime.