CALLED TO ARMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1917, Page 5

CALLED TO ARMS.

DIFFICULTIES OF RESERVISTS. BOARD PROCEEDING.. The First Auckland Military Servica Board is still sitting in the city. Clive Rule, Devonport, said he was tha sole support of his widowed mother and a brother. The Board advised appellant to apply for financial assistance, and the . appeal was adjourned. Ihe appeal of Herbert P. Wolfe, second steward U.S.S. Co., was adjourned for three weeks. Richard J. Hartley, superintending steward ashore for the Union Steamship Company, gave evidence that there was a shortage of stewards. ONLY SURVTVIXG SON. Mrs C. W. Austin, on behalf of net mother. Mrs McCabe, appealed for thei retention of her brother John McCabe, the only surviving son, her brother having been reported dead and buried by the enemy. The appeal was allowed. Mr. Allan Moody, appeared on behalf of an appellant named Garbolino, who was in McCabe'a place on a farm, and whose appeal was adjourned pending the result of the present proceedings. On the application, of counsel the case of Garbolino was adjourned for a month to ascertain whether McCabe was returning to tha farm. FAMILY'S FINE RECORD. Mrs. J. O'Brien, of Parnell (Mr. Moody) appealed for the exemption of her son, Lionel G. O'Brien, who was the partial support of his mother and his two sisters. His three brothers, volunteers, were on active service. Asked why the appeal was sent in late the mother said this son had a deformed foot, and she did not expect he would be called up. He had been exempted from the Territorials always, and suffered frequently. He was under the doctor, and was to wear a specially designed boot. Mr. Moody said the young man was palpably unfit for service, and th. mother objected to her son. thrown out of the Territorials as unfit in 1911, being experimented with in 1917 and perhaps permanently injured. The appeal was adjourned sine die. EMPLOYERS' APPLICATIONS. Daniel Rvan, manager of the Parker, lid-, Auckland, appealed for John B. O'Loghlen, clerk, requestin ex-, tension of time. Appellant said tho office staff had been greatly disorganised since O'Loghlen appealed, and the chief clerk had [taken seriously ill- The Board recommended leave till January; 10. The Electrical Supply Company applied for a further extension of time for Bernard H. Goldsmith, engineer, Devonport, as his successor could not arrive till November 15. The Board allowed leave till December 13. i APPELLANTS WITH SCRUPLES. . Richard A. Stone, salesman, Ponsonby, who said he had two brothers at the front, also pleaded religious objections, he being a Presbyterian. In reply to a question appellant said his fighting brothers were not religiously converted. The Board granted leave till November io. J. W. Duke, carpenter, Avondale. a member of the Society of Friends for twelve months only, was told that that term, of membership precluded exemption. He was given till January 10 to . arrange his affairs. VUXCANISIXG BUSINESS. Frederick Stephenson, vulcaniser, Ponsonby (Mr. Hosking) : asked for time. He was a motor tyre vulcaniser, and it would entail financial loss to have to give up the business straight away. He was a married man. He had some large contracts in hand for "local firms. _Le had been able to get suDstitute labour, a young man -who was being taught the trade. His wife intended to take the financial control of the business. His only two brothers were on service. Appellant wanted leave till March. Major Conlan suggested that there was no reason why appellant should not realise on the business and close it up. Mr.-Hosking said appellant could not be expected to suffer a direct and considerable loss by such a course. The man quite realised and was willing to do his duty, but wanted time to make preparations for the carrying on of the business. The Board granted leave till February S. ' - ADJOURNED APPEALS. In the adjourned case of John Brady, Patumahoe (Mr. Moody), who was living with aged parents and delicate sister, his circumstances had not changed since last before the Board. Major Conlan questioned appellant on a "confidential"' report to hand. Appellant said his brother, who .was a married man with four children, could not run the parents' farm too. Appellant admitted that he did a little road work at times, but he had to give up contracting as he could not get labour for the farm, which Tie had been working for about twenty years. The Board decided to grant exemption until January 11. Angus G. Stewart, farmer, Kaiwakar (Mr. Blampied), said his circumstances had not changed since last before the Board. He had' a brother of 20 years, another of 17, and two younger and attending school. Besides his father's farm and uncle's farm, on which a brother helped, appellant had a farm of 240 acres of his own, worked in conjunction with his father's property. The brother of 17 years was in very delicate health, ln repfv to a question by Major Conlan, appellant said his chief objection was not objections. He would be satisfied if given a reasonable time. • Exemption till January 10 was granted. OTHER GROUNDS. Bernard Mason. Xewton. Fred, TV. Dufaur and Wilfred G. Davis, 3langere, were given January leave for domestic - reasons. William Johi.:,ton, of Clevedon, and Andrew Parsons, of Devonport, securing the same consideration to arrange business matters. Peter O'Dwyer, goldminer. Waihi, recently married, and now residing in Auckland, was given time till November 15 to ..make arrangements. Cyril F. Haywood, Kingsland, to arrange private affairs, obtained leave tiE January 11, while Bertis' L. Noone, Kingsland, on account of his wife's health, was given till January 15.