TOLD TO BEHAVE
SERVICE OBJECTOR WALKED OUT OF COURT \ , i "What was good enough for the j Government of New Zealand in the , last war is good enough for me," j stated Thomas Booth, aged 27. carnival proprietor, when his appeal against military service on the i grounds of conscientious objection j was heard before the Armed Forces Appeal Board this morning. "I am not a religious maniac at all," said appellant in reply to a question as to whether he had any religious grounds. ".My H'e has not ; been spent in this country and I am ' not used to dictatorship." When told that there was no provision under the Act for an appeal for political reasons, appellant said: , "You are not here to hear my . ap'peal. What about all the pro- ' fiteering that goes on in this country?" The chairman (Mr. C. R. Orr Walker, S.M.): You behave yourself and , Hake your hands out of your pockels , or I'll get the constable to remove you. Appellant: I'll go. I know what I'll be doing in the next month. The appellant then left the Court. The Chairman: Constable, please take a note of that man's name and report him to the officials. I could i have ordered him to be taken into custody for contempt of Court, but I I do not propose to make a martyr j of him as he would like. The appeal was dismissed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 177, 29 July 1941, Page 8
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TOLD TO BEHAVE
Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 177, 29 July 1941, Page 8
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