BERHAMPORE FOOTBALL CLUB

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 70, 24 March 1914, Page 8

BERHAMPORE FOOTBALL CLUB

The first annual meeting of the Berhampore Football Club (Rugby) was held last evening, Mr. A. Whilelaw presiding over an attendance of thirty-five member.-:. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The Chairman congratulated* the club on the sound financial position. The credit balance is £10 15s lOd. The election of officers resulted as follows: — 'Patron, Mr. G. Flux; president, Mr. A. Whitelaw : vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Campbell, M'Kenzie, Moir, lieu, Patience, Barton, Hill, A. Hindmarsh. M.P,. Nidd, Edwards, D. Russell, A. P. lUiesell, M. Beck. J. P. Luko, M'Donald, Watt. Howse, ' Fisher, Hart. Feltham, G. Peek ; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. S. Russell; assistant secretary ami treasurer. Mr. U. Newton; auditor, Mr. E. E. Edwards; management committee, Messrs. A. flayss. W. Scott, G. Gray, G. Beu. C. Russell, 0. Newton, H. Rudkin. Sixteen new members -were elected. It was decided to enter one team in the third grade and two teams in the fourth grade competitions. Arrangements have been made to 6eud a team to Dannevirke at Easter j to play the Excelsior Club. It is also the club's intention to send a third and fourth team to Christen urch on the 3rd June to compete in the seven-a-side tournament.

A case of considerable interest to Defence officers, employers, ami Territorials was dealt with at the Balciutha S.M. Court oji Wednesday. < A Balciutha firm of blacksmiths applied for an exempfcion I [of military training in the Territorials I for a blacksmith in their employ, on the gioutid that, through the difficulty in obtaining the services of blacksmiths, they would be compelled to close their shop while their employee, for whom the exemption was desired, find who was the only journeyman general blacksmith in the works, was attending the I Territorial encampment. Lieutenant Purdie, who apppared on behalf of the Defence authorities, said if tho exemption were granted it would only be the thin edge of the wedgt. There would be dozens of applications for exemption all ! ova: There would be plenty of others in the same position, The Magistrate (Mr. H. A. Young) said the regulations gave power to grant exemption in cases of t unaue hardship, and in this case [ partial exemption only was asked lor. |He thought the reasons advanced for the exemption were substantial. A number of men would be thrown out of employment, and business held up. The employers had made all reasonable efforts to get a man. and theie was no suggestion of shirking. Jt was a genuine case of hardship. Exemption was granted from camps for one year.