THE TERRITORIALS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 4, 5 June 1913, Page 8

THE TERRITORIALS.

CHARGES AT LYTTELTON.

Per Press Association. Cliristchurch, Last Night. Twelve charges against Lyttelton'youllis of failing- to render personal service in the Senior Cadet Company were heard at the Lvttelton Police Coi'rt this morning. One youth said that lie was already a member of lie Territorial* wtuu, and another said that when he , was transferred to Cliristchurch lu? verbally notified the Lyttelton commanding officer of his transfer, and lie was now serving in the Railway _ Department corps. The elltirges were dismissed; Two others stated that they wished to join the Territorials, and had made auplip!>catio.n to do so. Three others who did not appro r. were fined ten shillings and costs, and five others, who promised to attend regularly in future, were ordered to come up for sentence when called upoi). Mr. Bishop, S.M., remarked on the absence from the Court of any sponsible officer, of the Cadet Company/ The Sergeant-Major had been entrusted with the work of conducting the ' and the magistrate remarked that the authorities had no right to place him is | that position, as he was not in a position: to know the details of the clsos. Im | future, unless proppr officer* attended i the Court to conduct these cases, he intended to dismiss the . charges. It mt not treating the matter properly to> em* trust the business to a sergeant-major, : who, after all, did his best arid obeyed <-■«. orders, but it practically amounted Uf \ , contempt of court on the part of th» Senior Cadet officers to bring thesu <*v. charges and not to appear in support of ' them.