THE TERRITORIALS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 322, 11 July 1912, Page 7

THE TERRITORIALS.

, .. . PASSIVE RESISTERS. •• Trf6g]'ftph—Pf66B ; 'Association. ; 'Cliristcjiuijcli, Last Night. ; .vßefore .a batch Qf ,jaga,inst de--1 .'.'under the Defence Act came .T. A, B.- Bailey., at the 1 rate's Court "to-day, his Worship with'regard to the r<jniarl>s'.-which' had- concern--)-t(lie, 4iff.Qi'CT|c<>s hi the, amount of jliws 1)1(4, : ii?llipted on, various defaulters., i-liie,, Defence ■ Department,; lie said, ,that it did npt desire the , iipllit;tiQi}> sif y,erj\ heayy-, fines, ip a case coiicfli'iijng , which comment "had been ;Tliti attitude of-the, bov charged" i»vjtlvifaHjng to comply;\yjtlj the• Act had ibepn ¥h« boy had said ."thpfchti had his mother taisupport. That .woßijiibsnrd, as military .training would •.iiflt']ha.yE.;:interfered witfi his doing so. Tib' im.ppdence of the "lad's attitude was 'snlficient justification for his inflicting a'heavier fine than ho would ordinarily haver -done. • He added that he made -tile explanation because the matter had : bftm'eommented' upon "in the newspapers and elsewhere. '' Eleven youths for having failed to give'-personal service were each -fined 5s and-costs, and one, for having refused to take the oath,' was' fined 40s and costs, to be reduced to 5s if the oath of 'allegiance was taken within seven days. ',; i : 'COURT MARTIALLED. • Gisborne, 'Wednesday. " 'The first court martial held under the nfcv defence scheme commenced to-day, When 'tfcn youths, members of A squadron nth' East Coast Mounted Rifles, were 'Charged with wilful defiance of authority by refusing to: number when ordered to do so. In the cases so far called defendants pleaded guilty, and were in- ' formed that the sentences would be for"•warded to headquarters before being 'Made pivblic. Counsel appeared attired l in Supreme' Crturi robes. The prisoners wpi'e brought before the court under a 'military guard. !■

TERRITORIALS FIXED. Wairoa, Wednesday. Two youths were fined at the Police Court for failing to render personal service under the Defence Act. "INCREASING- BARBARITY." Cliristcliurcli, Wednesday. The National Peace Council, protesting against the proposed imprisonment of defence defaulters in barracks, carried a resolution referring to tlie "increasing barbarity necessitated in enforcing compulsory service."