SERVICE REFUSED

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 133, 2 December 1941, Page 9

SERVICE REFUSED

MEN AT PAPAKURA

SIXTEEN BEFORE COURT

(P.A.) AUCKLAND. December 1

I Sixteen members of the Second New <£ealdiid Expeditionary Force appeared in the /Magistrate's Court charged with tailing la render -service in that they relused to accept equipment when ordered ai the Papakura Camp on various dales m November Most; of the men said that they were conscientiously opposed to wat and the majoniy "had already servt-d sentences toi breaches of the defence regulations. Mr. J. H Luxford S.M.. presided

"1 am willing to join the Navy or do anything essential in th.i.~ country for home defence." said Arawa Selwyn Worrail. who pleaded »uilty to failing to receive a rifle when ordered. In sentencing him to six weeks imprisonment with hard labour the Magistrate: said he., hoped the accused would reflect that it was hotter noi to come u-p before constituted authority

Pleading guilty to a charge ol disobeying an order to receive battledress Douglas Hush McDonald said hp had vnluntrer"ri for-the' Air Farcp a v raar igo and hari been turned down He hsd donp thrfp months with the Tern-: tonal* and Ar^y life did nni appeal tonim Th ft accuser) said hf> wnuld rpfusp to do Army service anrt wa« ordered, to b* detained in a defaulters' camp

Owen Aff-rM-Rinhar-d<j -who also admittpd failure . to preppt -battlPriress when nrri^rrd <»^id h* wac enn•?cipntinu"»l.y opposed to war He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, to be followed' by detention in a defaulter.*' camp.

William lame? Hayter pleaded .not guilty tn.fl rha'rgp of failing to accept equipment. The arruspH did not question r.hp evidence in suppori of the charge, but announced thai hP was a J^hnvih'e .Witness and proreeded to rji-cii"? hie bflirfs "Ywrhav? satisfied tip thi 1 <vhi'lp.vpr votir bpliofs .vriij >hnuld b° rlptflinod . in-, a d^failltPr?" camn ■" ""vi "if Mafri-tnt," in ordering to• *hf»* pffp^t- : : ; ■- ■ A char.cc. of .f^iilin^ to accept bartle--irer^ vyhen ord^Hri -was JidmittprJ by the following, nil ot vvhom vv«re son-t.enc-d to r'Ptenf'n" :n . dpfaiiltpr?' -arrp«---Olin- 8,-I^win Edmund Adorns- StpwaH Colin CnmnbH) \r|hnr F'-rrJpricl< Gnmbl'"" Fr^do'-irk H Pnr v Ra'-ri'-op Thnrnf* William R^rn^nn RnnnlH Arthur K^ates Allan Roriuipbii<='Mnr+"n: Henry ,Tohn«ton •v/inr l-i!=(-n C"H Ti-mmfl*. Lp«T" •T'->hn Tn^H .T-,r—c P--kinp AilPn. C«V*« Wll-.