MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3044, 3 April 1917, Page 5

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD

CHRISTCHURCH' SITTING,

i By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, April 2. Beforo the Military Service Board to-day, the Compressed; Yeast Co. appealed on behalf of. its manager, Sidney Rupert Cowley, on the ground that his calling up. would be contrary to the public interest. . Mr. Loughnan, who appeared for the company, contended that the appellant was engaged in an essential industry, if pot in a practical, at least in a technical sense. ' ' _ , The chairman (Mr; H. W. Bishop, S.M.): You say your system is the only way of "making, bread? - Mr. loughnan: Yes. The chairman: I cannot understand tliat. 1 ... ' ■

The appellant himself raised religious objection-to service, stating that he was a'.member'.of the Community 9f the Son of QSd. . ' ' The chairman'said it should be well known now that the, 'only religious sects which' came ; within 'the exclusion section of the'. Act were' Quakers '- and Christadelphians. ■ ■ • • : Referring to the compressed. yeast industry, . Cowley .stated. ; that'.- it would be seriously , jeopardised if he were called up., ; ■ The chairman stated;tliat if . Cowley's statements Were correct, bis calling up might be prejudicial; to : the couiitry's interest. The matter, would be'referred :to the Efficiency Board, with a recommendation Hhat' inquiry be'made'as to what effect 011 the baking industry the -."Tiding of Cowley into camp would /have. "Cowley's personal appeal would be dismissed.