MILITARY APPEALS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 99, 19 January 1918, Page 8

MILITARY APPEALS

CASES HEARD YESTERDAY THIRD WELLINGTON BOARD The Third Wellington Military Service Board continued its sessions in Wellington yesterday. Mr. M. J. Mack presided, and with him were Messrs. A. 0. L. Considine and T. Bamber. Captain P. Baldwin represented the military authorities. 'lho case of Alfred Fellow (wireless operator Hadio-Aivanui) was adjourned sine die, on condition, of course, that the appellant remained in his present occupation.

The Eastern Extension Cable Company appealed for Henry F. S. Jlalesky (senior supervisor, cable office, Wellington). The board granted an adjournment sine die.

Herbert P. Brown (accountant to the Wellington Automatic Bakeries) claimed to bo subject to malarial attacks. ,He was ordered to go into camp, Mr. Mack observing that if the appellant was' bound to be discharged, the sooner ho went in and was discharged the better.

The Commonwealth and Dominion Company, Wellington, appealed for Pte. N. J. G. Anderson (shipping clerk). The board dismissed the appeal, and granted Anderson leave till May 28.

An appeal for John Henry Fash (slaughterman, Marton) was adjourned sine die.

G. F. B. Hollins (Wellington r>anager for a Canadian company that had been commandeered by the British Government) had his appeal dismissed. Ho was ordered to enter the 01 can p on May 8.

Ronald M'Nab (tailor, Yfoiiingron) appealed on thr. ground of undue lordship, and his foyers (Messrs. Blake aw! Co.) also on {'no pronnt! of public interest. M'Nab state! that he was 43 years of age, and had to support an invalid wife and law. The manager for Blake and C'o. said that three-fourths of the company's wprk was done for the Defeuco Department. The case was adjourned to allow M'Nab to produco certain certificates.

Mr. G. G. G. Watson, who appeared for William Haworth, bookseller and stationer, said that the anpellant was nearly 44 years of ace, and had put all his capital into building up the business that he now owned. He was married, but had no children. The lease of his business premises had yet 21 years to run. The appellant had tried to dispose of his business, but had been unable to do so. The case was adiourned for three months.

Benjamin H. Ackroyd. plumber, Yale Road, asked for time. He had been in partnership with another man. Tho partner died while there were certain contracts on hand, and the appellant had therefore a good deal of extra work thrust upon him. The case was adiourned.

The director of Banks College appealed for the exemption of Thomas S. Atkinson, teacher. It- was stated that the college had about 1000 pupils, 250 of lvliom came under the tuition of Atkinson. In addition to the employer's, there was a personal appeal. Both appeals were adjourned for three months. Peter Beckett, Paraparaumn, appealed on the ground tlufc he was a farmer, working one section belonging to himself and another belonging to his brother. The brother enlisted with ihe Eighth Reinforcements, and was wounded in the Battle of the Somme. He was at present on home service in England. The board adjourned the case for three months. The appellant asked whether it was likely that his brother could bo returned from England. "I have no intention of shirking," said Beckett, "and if my brother comes back I am quite willing t-o go." Captain Baldwin said that he. would bring the case under the notice of tho Chief of the General Staff.

Alfred C. Faulkner, wire and steel worker, was in Clgss B of tho reserve. His appeal was allowed. The board adjourned cases as under: David Campbell, carrier, Island Bay (to end of May); Albert de Bique, native of West Indies and labourer residing in Evans Bay lload (sine diel; Arthur M. Griggs, waterside worker, Tinakori lload (sine die); Harold Stewart, driver, Hutt Road, Petone (to January 25); Douglas King, tram conductor, Wellington (for two months). The board allowed the appeal _ of George Amos Herbert, a .marine officer, who after 152 days of service abroad had been discharged as incapacitated by wounds. The appeals of the following were dismissed: Joseph H. Curran, carpenter, Egmont Private Hotel; Donald Grieg, telegraphist (ordered to go into camp on April 30); Henry Thomas Wimms, motor driver, Talavera Terrace (ordered to go into camp on April 30); Norman Oliver, bootmaker, Berhampore (ordered to go into camp on May 2S). The board allowed the appeal of L. T. Gardiner, who was under age.