MILITARY SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1917, Page 5

MILITARY SERVICE.

BISHOP'S APPEAL ALLOWED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, March 13. The Military Scr vice Board to-day heard the appeal of Matthew Joseph Brodie, Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Fathers Herring 1 'and Murphy. Bishop Brodie appeared for himself and the other appellants. He produced a letter from the Minister of Munitions supporting his appeal. The Board allowed all three appeals. The Bishop said Father Murphy ];ad been appointed a military chaplain."* A Marist brotiicr vr.ls exempted conditionally on remaining in his present occupation.

HAMILTON APEALS. Hamilton, Last Xight. 1 Tho Second Military Service Appeal Board opened its sittings at Hamilton this morning'. Mrs Campbell appealed for the exemption of her husband, who had enlisted. without consulting her. She <iid not feel competent to bring up her family in her present state of health. The board decided to recommend the Minister to release Campbell. * Tho appeals of AV. Fostei (Salvation Army officer) and Constable Olson (Waihi) were adjourned sine die.

■J. H. ioung (Hamilton; was granted a further exemption.

ARCHBISHOP O',SHEA'S REMARKS .RESENTED. Wellington, last Might. ■ljiio 1 , . .. forceful, remarks were l>y thfl c-h.iirjiinn of the Third Wellington Military Service Board (W. IT. S. Moor-house, to-day, ii) reference to tlie statement made by' Archbishop O'Shea in his address delivered at Wellington on February 25. Mr Moorhouse said ho was sorry that Archbishop O'Shea was not present, because he desired to know whether the report as published in the papers was correct. One thing had been said to .which lie strongly objected. Archbishop O'Shea (according to the report) had stated that "lie was sorrv to have to say sectarian bigots got" to work, with the result that the week before last the Military Board refused to exempt two theological students." Of course, while the board was doing the work it was engaged in, it must expei-t uncharitable criticisms from the ungodly which was bound to offend it, but lie did .not. expect that from high' authorities of a Christian church. HOUSE TRAINER'S REQUEST "SAT UPON." Cliristcliuroh, March 12. i'rfi'vo the Military Service Board to,!;iy Crnrge Henry Frost, horse, trainer, .of New Brighton, asked for three months' extension of time to fix up business matters. The chairman (Mr 11. AV. Bishop, S. M.) said lie would sit down on this Appeal, as lie considered there were too many other horse trainers in the country. The appeal was dismissed. LONG-HAIRED RELIGIOUS OBJECTOR. Arthur Hill, hoot repairer, who appealed on religious grounds," said he was not prepared to perform non-combatant service under control of the military authorities. Appellant, who wore his hair tied round his head in a pigtail and possessed a long beard, said he'belonged to the Society of the House of Israel. Captain -Spratt said that according to tlio tenets, of the appellant's sect, the -hair must not be touched in any way. The Sikhs held a similar belief, but they wore a uniform. Appellant said he had no desire to wear the King's uniform. He and his brother were tiie only members of the society in New Zealand. The chairman said the only sects exempted from combatant duty were Quakers and Christadelphians. However, if the appellant chose to sign an undertaking to perform non-combatant service he would accept that. Appellant refused to sign such, and had his appeal dismissed. -