NATIONAL SERVICE
TRADE UNION TICKETS-
THE ISSUE STOPPED.
[AUSTRALIAN AN'D X:Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.! lieceived this dav at 12-50 u-in-LONDOK March 12.
The Government has decided to take immediate action to stop the abuse oil trade-cards, which the Trades Union distributed to prospective members, thereby exempting them from military service. The membership of certain societies has greatly increased,,but the results are most unsatisfactory, and led to quarrels between the anions and also to the exemption or a great a amber of men who should, be in the union-
ftISKOP BROBfE'S APPEAL.
GRANTED BY APPEAL
BOA 1H).
[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
(.■IIItISTCHIHiCTI, This Day. The Military .Service Board heard the appeal of Matthew Joseph Brorlie, Roman Catholic Bishop, of Chiistehurch, Fathers Herring'and Murphy. Bishop Bro'die appeared for himself and the other appellantslie pi'odueed a letter from the Minister of Munitions supporting hfs'appeal The Board allowed all three appeals. The Bishop said that Father Murphy had been appointedvmilitai'y chaplain. A Marist Brother was exempted conditionally on his remaining in his present occupation-
OTAGO DRAFT LEAVE
DF/NEDIN. This Dav
Ninety -one men, including those from Invercargill and (Jamaru, left for Trentham to-day to supplement the 27th Reinforcements-
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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1917, Page 5
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