SENIOR CADETS IN COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17179, 27 May 1916, Page 10

SENIOR CADETS IN COURT.

FAILING TO ATTEND DRILL. A number \of Senior Cadets were chaxgea 'at the Magistrate's Court, before Mr T. A. B. Bailey; S.M., yesterday with failing to attend parous. Lieutenant Hawkins prosecuted. The excuses offered by the lads did not lack variety, ranging over serious illness, distance f rom • ChristchurclT, home and business duties, "did not know," joining the fire brigade, weak back, stopped by employer, night worn on newspaper, "forgot," etc. Two lads candidly admitted that they had uc excuse. Norman Agar, Leonard A. Gabbate-., Fred Harris, Robert Harvey, John 0. M'Cracken, Stanley A. M'Dougnll, Frank M'Dowell, W. Small and Geor; 1 ; A. Taylor, were each fined 10s .-ajKi costs, Clarence R. Woodham was B»c<. 5s and costs, and Gordon Clark, R. W. Gleason, Hector Goodwin, 'W. E. M'Drury, William T. Pearson, W. T. O. Steven, Cecil A. Whitelaw aid Claude S. Woodbury were , each convicted and discharged;