MILITARY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 175, 13 April 1918, Page 12

MILITARY SERVICE

YESTERDAY'S APPEALS

ANOTHER LONG LIST

The First I Wellington Military Service Board Diet yesterday. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper presided, and the other members were Messrs. D. M'Larcn and W. Perry. Chptain Walker military representative.— Exemptiiyi was sought for Josoplt I' 1 . Lamb, police constable, and tlio board reserved defcision sine (lie. The TJnfan Company supportsd an appeal for H. S. Crawford, clerk, Dunedin. As, the appellant was a married man with one child it.was dccided to place'liira in Class It'' of the Second Division., An apipeal for Percy C. Ross, wharfinger, AVestport, was _ adjourned till„ Monday fior further information: Jamesi Nicholas Joyce, theological student, Greonmeadows; Joseph Seymour, clerical student, Greenmeadows; and Patrick B. Scanlon, clerical student, Giraenmeadows, were appealed for by tlio Catholic Church, and the cases were eidjjourucd for counsel to obtain particulars as to ages and status. Appeals by tlio following three Christfadelphians were allowed: —R. A. Hill, ffi. H. Eosser, and W. H. M'Millan. I ■ ' I A iSUie die adjournment was made in the cb|so of John E. Arden, shearer and slaiifjliterman, South Canterbury: Mfci'vyh C. Tatisley, an appellant, said.' that be was endeavouring to qualify for admission to the New Zealand Flying Corps. As ho had not been medically examined the board adjourned the case. Adjournments were made ill the cases of 'the following seamen: —William G. Tfiitanson, David Thomson, J, Walker, M. Campbell, M. Quinlan, Thomas Johnson, S. F. Gibson, W. F. Atkinson, and R. Stormcnt. Decision Was reserved in the caso of David Smith, who sought to obtain leave becauso his mother's health had broken down. He had been in canip.

Decision was reserved sine die in Uio case of Bernard Noonnn, slaughter,'man, at the Gear -works, Petono.

Indefinite leave was granted E. K. Lsne and David Niven, electricians, who were appealed for by their employers oi; the ground that they were essential.

Total exemption was asked in tlie j case of Giiiiufir B. A. Black, clerk in the Income Tax Department. Indefinite leave was prated. Charles Jones, dairy farmer, Piihautanui, appealed on the grounds of hard* ship and public interest, and an ail-1 journment sine dio was made. Reginald J. Downing, farmer, AVallaceville, asked to be placed in D, and his request was granted. sheave till April 3() was given David! C. Reddy, fish merchant's, assistant. Donald Cameron, lighthouse-keeper at Cape Brett, was appealed for by the authorities, who said tljat many men in the lino had volunteered. There wore eight vacancies, and permanent men seemed to be unobtainable. Decision was reserved. Trooper J. D.'Duggau asked for three months' leave of absence. He said that his farm at Gore was idle, and needed attention, and that he had other reasons for scekim; leave. A month's leave was granted. Arthur L. M'Speerin, Harbour Board employee, was appealed for by the secretary of his union on the ground that lie was an essential worker. Tlio board reserved decision. Dismissal met the appeal of Herbert Donkin, factory assistant, who said that he was a sole surviving son. "" The Tourist Department said that

Albert P. Gladwell conld not be replaced, and the board made an adjournment till June.

■ The following appeals wore allowed as the men were under age:—ll. M. Farrelley, C. W. M'Ginty, and Thomas Godfrey.

.James de Blois, a half-caste, claimed that he was not a reservist. His appeal was allowed, and he was advised to got his narao 011 the Native register. Leave till June 13 was given "William R. Collerton, shearer, Tinui.

The case of Eithard Houldsworth, tobacconist, who appoaled 011 Thursday, was adjourned till next sittings. The previously-heard appeal of Davil Cashman was; adjourned till September. i • •

In the matter of an application byDavid Smith for leave from camp the board decided that it had no recommendation to make.