SITTING AT PALMERSTON NORTH

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2976, 13 January 1917, Page 10

SITTING AT PALMERSTON NORTH

SOME RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS. Palmerston North, January 12. The Military Service Board commenced its sittings this morning. The appeals of Edward Charles White, far; nier, of .Linton, Garry Edward DentonJ farmer, of Ohau, Nathaniel JBuniet Jones, butter-boy maker, of Feilding, and Henry William Stacey, caterer, of Feilding, wero dismissed. William Alfred Turner, butcher, of Waituna West, appealed on the grounds of public interest and undue hardship. Some months ago he enlisted and was rejeoted! as unfit,; and since then he had taken on obligations which ho could not lightly cast aside. His removal would bo a great inconvenionco to the people of the district. The ease was held over for consideration. The appeals of Alfred Norman Palmer, farmer, of llaumai, on the grounds of public interest, undue hardship, and' reliciotts objections, and of Roy Gordon ForTong, farmer, of Bunnythorpe, on religious objections alone, were dismissed. Both appellants were members of the Brethren.' The chairman said that tho appeals failed oil the ground that it had been proved on several occasions that "tho doctrines of the Brethren wero not opposed to war. Wilhelm Puklowsld, dairy farmer, of Wliakaronga, appealed oil the grounds of-undue hardship and his occupation. Ho had been married twice, the second marriages taking place six months ago. : Ho thought of, enlisting twelve months > ago, and saw a doctor who said that appellant had "had pleurisy and would do more good.' hero than by enlisting. ■ . The appeal was adjourned till the next l sitting of tho board. Alfred Claude Galpin, slice]? farmer, i of Marion, appealed on the grounds of public interest and undue Appellant wished for an extension of ; time before being callcd up. Ho was . managing a big'{aim, but at tho end! : of March his brothers wiuld take over ; the management. Captain Walker said > the request was a reasonable one, and 1 tho appeal was granted by tho board. William Henry Stephens, carpenter, . of Palmerston North, appealed on the i' grounds of undue hardship and religious l objections. His father was an invalid ! and his mother was unable to take 3 charge of his father alone. The case k was adjourned l sine die. Geoffrey Tremaine, law clerk, of J al- , nierston North, appealed on ihe ground s of undue hardship. His employer, Mr. If. G. Moore, appealed on the same ground. Tho board dismissed the appeal, but granted an extension ol time till the end of April, provided! that appellant stayed in his present oceupa--1 tion. ' . r Robert James Fitzsimmons, of Car--3 narvon, applied for, and was granted, - two months' leave. s Harry Olonzo AVebberlcy appealed on tho grounds of public mtert est. and undue hardship. Appellant = stated that ho had enlisted before, but E had not been called up. . Since, then V ho had married, and built a _ house, e The case was adjourned sine die. e Eric Smith Badger, dairy and mixed i, farmer, of Bulls, appealed on the grounds of undue hardship and rclit> gious objections. Appellant stated c that he and his brother-in-law fanned e over 300 acres of dairying land. _ His d brother-in-law was not an experienced > farmer, and there was no ono to work h tlio farm in appellant's absence. He e was a Christian, and would have noil' thing to do with the killing of his _fel-low-men. Ho had numerous relatives n at the front, and if he believed in g lighting lie would bo with them. In y- answer to a question, the witness said d that he would submit to tTic authority 0 of'tho State, but would not obey it. Ie Ho would submit as long as the State e laws did not conflict with the 'laws of 1 God. The Board resprved its decision until April 30. . Appellant to report to the military authorities once a month. Robert Sutton, tailor, of Palmerston North, appealed on the ground that lie had been discharged from camp as medically unfit. Tho apnea! was formally dismissed, the appellant to go before the Mcdical Board. . _ Harry Luckman, butchcr, of Feilding. nni)eal ,v l on the ground of undue hardship. He was a married man witf me ''liild. He had three brothers at '' the front and two in the munition fae- •' torics. He wanted four months to !" nay off bis liabilities. The appeal was /lienjisscd. leave being granted uiiti j® February 0. I-