EX-PRISONER’S PAROLE!

Taihape Daily Times, 24 October 1917, Page 7

EX-PRISONER’S PAROLE!

AN APPEAL WITHDRAWN. An interesting position recently arose in Auckland in connection witli military service. A New Zealander, who had been an enemy prisoner, was released on parole. He has been called up as a Now Zealand reservist, and the question arose in view of his parole, whether or not he was liable for active service. Points involving reference to the Hague Convention were included and as to the powers of the authorities to order a man so placed to serve in the Forces. The German parolfe, signed by the reservist after commencing with the reservist’s address, ran: “ has been released from captivity, of war on the Kith day of August, 1914, after pledged his word of honour to the commander in , —> ,; by

handshake and by signing a protocol to adhere to the following conditions. (1) To remain neutral during the present war, and especially not to # take hostile action, against the German Empire; (2) not to spy, especially not to send communication about German forces and measures of war to any foreign country not. to send out native spies or to permit that any spying is going on with their knowledge*; (3) to obey any orders of the commander regarding their residence; and | (4) to put before the commander all letters and other written communications going out of ” The reservist was hi. The Cameroons at the outbreak of the" war. He appealed on the ground that he was in a neutral position on international war basis, being an ex-prisoner of war on parole. Being rejected and classed as C2, his appeal was withdrawn.