THE TERRITORIALS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 144, 5 November 1912, Page 5

THE TERRITORIALS.

OFFENDERS PUNISHED.

By Telegraph—Press Association.

Hamilton, Last Night.

Before Mr. Loughnan, S.M., at Hamilton to-day, John Christian Emerson and Arthur Ray nor Lowe (cadets) were charged with interrupting parades of senior cadets by repeatedly bumping cadets on either'side of them. SergeantMajor West prosecuted. He said that Emerson had been very troublesome on this particular night by bumping cadets. He was warned as to his behaviour, but continued to bump, and was ordered to fall out and told be would be proceeded against. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and 7s costs. Lowe also pleaded guilty, and was fined a similar amount.

A charge of interrupting a parade of senior cadets by driving a motor-car into a horse bazaar where the «adets were at drill was brought against Leslie James Robert Gurnell (also a cadet). Mr. West said that the defendant had been warned previously. On this particular night he droze into the bazaar as from ten to fifteen miles an hour, running his car so close to the company that West had to hastily remove himself to avert an accident. " The act was wilful and wanton.

Donald Gerald Dixon, second lieutenant of the sth Company, corroborated tliis evidence, adding that Gurnell need not have driven among the cadets at all. A fine of 10s and costs was imposed, His AVorship remarking that there appeared to be an impression abroad amongst certain sections that they could do anything they liked to interfere with drills. He wished to correct this impression. Further offenders would beuTealt with much more severely.