DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 15 June 1942, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS

REFUSAL OF MILITARY SERVICE.

P.A AUCKLAND, June 12. Three brothers, whose father was born in Germany, were sent to prison by Mr F. H. Luxford, S.M., wile’l they appeared in the Magistrate s Court on charges of failing to render the service required as members of the New' Zealand Expeditiona. y. Force. T'hev were Clarence- Schiller, aged twenty-four years, Paul Sghiller, aged thirty-one, and Amiel Schiller, aged thirty-seven. Each pleaded guilty. , , Tne police said that the accused had refused to submit to a medical examination, statin gthat they were of German nationality. Their father had lived practically all his life m New Zealand. The sons were born here. They applied for registration as aliens, but aid not come under the regulations. “Do you sympathise with Nazi Germany ?” asked the Magistrate. “No, we are against taking life. We have relations in Germany,” replied Paul Schiller. He added that they would do any essential work, but would have nothing to do with the Army. x , The three brothers were sentence! to six weeks’ imprisonment.