ERRING TERRITORIALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 94, 20 December 1913, Page 5

ERRING TERRITORIALS.

AT FRIDAY’S COURT. A number of Territorial cases were .lealt with at the Court yesterday morning. IMPHOVEMENT SHOWN. James G. Sangster did not appear do answer a charge of failing to attend a parade. The case had been adjourned for a month to see how defendant attended.

Sergt-Major McGlade gave evidence that since the; case was called last defendant had attended all parades. .

In answer to the S.M. tlie Sergtr Major said that previously defendant fad missed several parades. Tn view of defendant having attend'd iso well the S.M. decided to con-' r }ctwithout fine, ordering defendant :o pay costs 7s.

A TWO POUND FINE. C. E. N eal pleaded .guilty to failing o attend a parade of 1) Squadron on •September 25th. Sergt-Major Dunham said defendant md attepded five out of IB 3‘drifts. He had been previously convicted in February last, * There had been some lifficnlty through deendant not noticing, change of address, it • A fine of 40s',- with 7s costs, was imMised, in default fourteen days’ miliary detention.

A TELEGRAPH LINESMAN

Leslie John Sharroek pleaded guilty to failing to attend a parade of H Go. on November 9th.

Sergt-Major MeGlade said defendmt worked for the Telegraph Department and sometimes was out of town. But recently he had been in Stratford. He had always got leave on ipplying. He had not attended a parade since August 22nd.

The S.M. said it should have been >asy to have made an arrangement in die circumstances. A partial exemption could surely have been procured. Sergt-Major MeGlade said that when defendant was out of town they did not worry about him, but when he was in town be played on the authorities md failed to notify his return.

The S.M. said defendant was getting ill the relief that could be reasonably j;iven. The Sergt-Major should be supplied with a certificate from defendant’s chief, showing where defendant has been working.

A fine of 10s, with costs 7s, was imposed in default seven days’ military detention.

The S.M. : The Department, you know, won’t stand you going to military detention.

PRETTY UNIFORM WANTED. Morris Bowler did not appear to answer a charge of failing to attend II Co. drill on December 11th. Sorgt-Major McGlade gave evidence that defendant caused a lot of trouble. He did not like parading in his uniform. At one drill lie would come without his uniform and he asked to wear it next time, and next time he would be absent. Plainly lie did not like wearing the uniform. The SAT. ; It is not pretty enough. The Sorgt-Major: Apparently not. The S.M. ; We will get the Government to put some gold braid on it. A line of 20s. with 7s costs was imposed.