MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 10, 10 September 1915, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S SITTING. The weekiy sitting o( the Stratford Magistrate's Court was held this morning before, Mr W. G. KenricK, S.M. crvii; BUSINESS. in the following undefended civil cases judgment was given for plaintiff by -default for the amount ciamic.l: Richard Dingle (Mr Macauster) v Philip .fames €23 Us (id, costs £1 10-; Samuel Spence (Mr Macalister) v. J. C. Hawkes, £4 16s Set, 7s costs. "NO TIME FOR SHIRKERS." Bert McCracken, aged 17 years, was charged with failing to register under the Defence Act.' Lieutenant Gray, who appeared for the Defence department, said the lad stated when asked that he had been drilling in Auckland. The boy could not say in what company he had drilled, and later told him that he had not attended drill. j The .Magistrate told the defendant that he was not very straightforward j in the matter of registering, or giving the Defence Department information as to liisJ name, and age. His Worship said'he was not going to stand any nonsense from shirkers. He would treat defendant lightly and impose a fine of ss, without costs, on condition that he immediately handed in his registration form to the * (jffieer ill charge of the Area. Albert Hooper, aged 20 yfcars, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to attend the annual training camp at Palmerston North. Mr Kenriek, in imposing a fine of £3j in default 14. days' military custody, said in a time' like this a young man should be ask-' rug everybody where he could get practise in drill; J Brian Richmond, for whom Mr Percy Thompson appeared, applied for 'ex-, emption from the fortnightly drills. Applicant stated that his two brothers who used to look after the farm, had enlisted and gone to the front. His J mother was a widow, so he gave up office work and at the present time, was working the 100 acre holding on his own. The Magistrate allowed an exemption from drill for the present year, or while in the present occupation, but the annual training camp would have to be attended. Mr Ke.nrick said that in this case the exemp-' tion was allowed on-account of the two brothers going to the front and leaving applicant .and.his ,mother to work the farm. Frank A. Yickers applied for. exemption from drills. After hearing the circumstances, His Worship said that if he could see any reason why an exemption should be granted he woidd allow it, but he could only see it would cause a little inconvenience. The application was refused. •