MILITARY SERVICE

Grey River Argus, 7 December 1918, Page 3

MILITARY SERVICE

wanganiii Retention

BARRACKS,

"TRtJTBL'S" ALLEGATIONS

UPHELD BY MAGISTRATE

HEWITT.

TRE*AT3tfENT W.6 ; u£dN'T BEAR

DAYLIGHT,

(Per Press Association.^

#FXLIIS V GTON, December 6. Magistrate Hewitt's* report on the detention barracks at Wariga'niri irpholds.practically the whMe of the' allegations of those detained. lie fhe charges ; appearing In '.'truth' 'were correct, although put in such a manner as fa/tend to colour slightly what had happened. Tfie attitude • of' 'Lieut. Crarnpton (officer In charge) was "T'lT beat you at you'lt beat me',, and I'll take care iti'at you do-Tiot do so." .. Lieiit. CranVpton was aware that the' measures adopted would riot 'bear, the light of day. It was admitted by f;he men thpt orire th'ev agreed to carry rtn Lieut. Crampton treated th«wv with fairness ■' ' ■ ,Th« -Mastfstra'^e, \" "■"vine: instances r>f jill.-f.rort+.niftrrf'.. snid +hp-fc +lip m^™ hnct .feifl their ri<V<* pt+nriior* +o ih^i^ arms $v moons of li'niiflpii^f. on^ ror r * fimt t!)«m if t h"v fijfJ t«/»f. ~ v — tlio orr?pr to ■wiprrh trtnv had Tiepn P'^^ipii . n round tTie Vftrr?.

In : some p.°-sp«? n corr* i>ifl y^nn-n -• fy*r> ..imifoefl _ en •+Ti?>* +hey struck tfip trails" with their hea^a,