THE NEW ZEALANDERS

MILITARY APPEAL BOARD

MORE FEILDING CASES

The First Military Service Appeal Board sat in Palmerston yesterday atternoon before Mr. 1). G. A. Cooper, S.M. (chairman), Messrs. W. Perry and D. McLaren. Captain Walker represented the military authorities. BUTCHER'S APPEAL. William Alfred Tinner, butcher, Waituna West (Mr. Haggitt). This appeal was adjourned from January 12. Ho had no assistant at present; tho man he had before enlisted. He was the only butcher within a radius of 15 miles'. He had previously enlisted and been turned down. He had not been examined by the Medical Hoa'-d. Adjourned for medical examination. | A FEILDING APPEAL. Charles William Pol-son, motor importer, Feilding (Mr. Ongley). This appeal was adjourned from April 12. The position was the same as before. The Efficiency Trustees had interviewed him and they advised him to advertise in the South Island papers. He bad also consulted travellers in his line, but had riot succeeded in getting a buyer for his business, though he was not asking for a goodwill. To Cat-tain Walker: His chief assistant had broken his leg, and would not be fit for work for * over two months. He was going to train hint te manage the business. Appeal dismissed, leave being granted until September 18. SIX SOLDIER BROTHERS. Isaac Mills, labourer, " Cheltenham (Mr. Ongley). This case was adjourned from May 29. He had four brothers at the front, one in camp, and one p-oing to-morrow. Appellant stated he had a -wife and two children. Tho Board reserved its decision. A LETTER FROM A FEILDING MAN.

In a letter received this week from Rifleman Joseph Marston, dated from "Somewhere in France, Feb. 7.," he says: " We have just finished 20 days in the trenches, and are now training for the next round. A terrible clash is corning shortly and—we'll bo in it. The next six months is going to see the knock-out blow.

" I am receiving the Star, regularly. You have no idea how the Feilding boys devour every line. 1 saw George Beck the other day when we were up in the trenches. He blew in to the cookhouse. He's looking well on it. I also saw Jack Tantrum, who is still going strong. 1 have not seen Len Belk lately, but 1 hear he is still 0.X."

Referring to tho sending of parcels, "Jo" ig very emphatic. He says: "Don't waste your money on parcels, as they are going astray. 1

have only received three ever since I have been in France."

" Things aro beginning to hum now. The steady pressure on this front by the French and British h beginning to tell its tale and the Huns are seeing that the game is up. The British north of the line are biting hard and deep, capturing large 'numbers of prisoners apd making a great number of catches of guns and material, while the French on the southern end are fighting brilliantly, proving their superiority over the Hun, and gradually hurling - him back. What "a hell our artillery creates I Captured Huns all have the spine tale te tell—they say the British don't, know what a bombardment is. The British knew in the retreat from Mons what a bombardment was when they had little or no artillery. Now the boot is on the other foot, and we have the preponderance, which Fritz knows to his sorrow. The willingness with which prisoners come in shows that the Germans are becoming demoralised. Still, there will he some months of bloody and weary fighting before the knock-out comes.

" T have been over twelve months in France now, and have not bad the hick' to get over to Blighty yet, as leave has been cut off on perount of developments. Haycock and Sandbrook are still in Blighty. and are jogging along all right. Pilcber and Hansen aro still with us.