MILITARY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 303, 11 September 1918, Page 7

MILITARY SERVICE

BALLOT APPEALS

LIST HEARD YESTERDAY

Thero was a sitting of the Second Military Service Board yesterday. Mr. J. W.Poynton is chairman of tho board, and the other members aro Messrs. T. Curtice and G. Williams. In tho case of Private Robert D. Benge, Details, Trentham, who desired leave-to go on with farming -operations, tho board had no recommendation to make. Leave till January was, given James Edward llabitt, boot operative, Ngaio, for whom tho Equity lioot Co. appealed. It was stated that 61 of the company's employees had been called up. llabitt- was said to bo a skilled "laster." Captain Beale, the military representative, said that as long as firms were treated leniently by the military boards they would delay train'ing others to take the places of men likely,to-bo called up. ' Big Police Squad. Appeals for the following police officers were adjourned sine die t-r-Martin J. Carney, detective, Wellington; Charles W. Lopdell, sergeant, Wellington.; James Sweeney, sergeant, Wellington; A. E,, S. Ward, detective, Napier. Appeals for the following constables also, were adjourned sine die:—C. \V. Anderson, Fe'ildiiig; R. G. Black, Wellington; 11. Blaikie, New" Plymouth; A. Clark, Aratapu'; T: M. Condon, Shannon; J. Crispin, Nelson; 11. G. Dunlop, Taradale; G. 13. Edwards, Wellington; A. Gregor, Carterton; S. 13Gurclnn, Upper Hutt; W. J. Harvey, North Dunedin; T. Keeps, Waihi; 13., Henry, Hastings; W. Heslop, North Napier; F. L. Helland, Lower Riccarton; R. Holme's, Lower Hutt; D. Johns, Collingwood; J. Kennedy, AniCerley; C. C. King, Napier; M. J. Kynci Gishorne; J. M'Lennan, Temuka; A. A. v Mitchell, Napier; J. O'Donoghue, Foxtou; D. J. -O'Neill, Rahotu; R. Owen; Onga'Onga; L. G. Parkinson, New Plymouth; P. A. Pearce, Dunedin; li, W. Pettitt, Taihape'; J. Wliangamomona; J. Powell, Napier; E. ; A. Regan, Timaru; C. E. Roach, Ross; J. llodgers, Greymouth; H. ■ Shields, 'Wellington;. W. Symonds, AVellington; W. J. Taylor, Tuakau;, W. H. Teape, Hampstead; F. H. Townsend, Eltliam; J. Walsh, Dunedin ;.'R. J. F.' Whitina Waihi; T. Wolfendale, Pukekohe; F. Woods, Foxton. ■:■'■'''■ Teachers and/Farmers. . The appeals for the following teachers were adjourned sine die:—Herbert' D. Baimcrman, Raro.tonga (appeal by Cook Islands-Department); Stanley M. Mills, Rarotonga (appeal by Cook Islands Department). Appeals by the Edacation Department:—Walter . 11. Hutchinson, head teacher, Oruanui School;. Kenneth M'Kenzie, Native schoolteacher, Wnima; Anson H. Cato, Native school teacher, Kaha; G. H. Lord, Normal ; School, Auckland; Charles A. .Stewart, Normal School, Dunedin; John Rodgers, public school, Waikanae (appeal by Wellington Education Board). An adjournment for inquiries was' made in the case of George-Buchanan, farmer, Haywards, who stated that he was working a farm of about 2000 acres and Was unable to secure.suitable help.' It was said for appellant that he was willing to go to camp if suitable arrangements could be made. A Lower .Hutt dairyman, ; David Cairns, appealed, aiid the case was adiourucd sine die. . - David''Walter M'lVelvey. a .South Karori farmer, was given leave till October. : Sine Dio Dccioions. Tlip f following ..Salvation Army., ap-penls'-were atljourned sine die:—Augustus W. Sawyer, ensign, Eltham; Carl O. Christoffer-sen, captain, Waipawa. An' appeal for, Leonard B. Busfiejd, Baptist minister, Auckland, was adjourned sine die. Georgo William Clisyrmaii, boot manufacturer, appealed,, and his case was adjourned sine die. Leave till Later Drafts. Arthur D. • Alexander, traveller, Brooklyn, was appealed for by his employer, and .leave till. February was allowed. .'."■■ E. W.' Dixon, warehouseman, Brooklyn, was given leave till January. James Alexander Mason and Herbert E. J. Taylor, both bootmakers, also were given leave till January. ' Adjournments - till February were made in the cases of George D. Ford, apprentice coppersmith, Petone, and •Andrew Basil Gray, ; turner, , Roseneath. . '■' ~. . ■ Sydney John Peek, upholsterer, Wellington South,- was, given leave • till February. ' ■ ' Leavo till January 'was granted Edward J. Healy. clerk; Brooklyn. ''. Tho board will sit to-day.