MILITARY SERVICE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17936, 1 November 1918, Page 8

MILITARY SERVICE.

CANTERBURY BOARD No. 3. A Bitting of the Second Canterbury Military Service Board was held at Christchurch yesterday. Mr H. W. Bishop presided, suid there were alao present Messrs Hunter, Weston and F. T. E:drid<ro. Major Gresson .vas the military repr:s?nlativo. I'ho ayjßcala of ihe following were dismissed;— William Osmond Carbon, drapery employee; George Kooert i-uit'd i, u.r.tKsnnth, Lyitolton; John Thomas Snook, fishmonger (employer's appeal); John William Stophens (mothor's appeal); Honne Kokepiri, labourer; and Gunnor Richard W, Hillsdon. Further leave was granted as follows: To January 20 —Alex. W. Simpson Robb, shepherd, WhitccJffs (employers' appeal); and Thomas Henry M'Eutee, pardoner and dairyman. To March 17--George; Wilfred Drayton, china and hardware merchant, To March 31 —Ernest Alfred Sisson, fruitgrower. Sine die adjournments wero granted as follow:—John Mills Griffiths, eleciriciau, and Francis Ernest M'Dov.-ell, engineer (appeal of (he city electrical engineer); Edward John Hills, and Frederick Rob3rt Priddy, waterfide workers and shipwright, Lytte'ton (union's appeal); and John Francis Campbell, labourer, Belfast. The appeal of Stanley John Thomson, baker and pastrycook, was referred to the Efficiency Board. In tho ca-s-e of Noel V. E'msly, on aotiva service, his wile made an appeal for his return, but the board had no recommendation to make. A similar decision was come to in regard to tho moiher'a appeal for the roturn of Harry W. Wutts. In the appeal of John Foyarty, a returned so'dier, extended havo or. full pay for a month was rrrantod. Sapper Arihur Johnstone was Riven leave until January B on full pay. Tho board had no recommendation to make in the appeal of Harry SwitaHa, recently back from tho front. Driver Michael Wall, who left with the Main Body, was recommended for a month's extension on full pay. Tho following reservists, bavin? been classed CO. their cases were adioumod fine die:— Derby Nathaniel Bovee, • Boydo-n Hillary Parker, Rcad-'orl Robort'on, Richard Francis Sucklini, William Arch, SmeMe Smith. William Al°r. Stone, Char'»q Edwin TavVr, Arthur Henry Tu'ill nnd James Denham Vasa, Christchurch: Robert Jnmes Anderson. Templeton; CHnr'ee Robert Garbv, YaMhur<d: John Hunter Shaw, New Brighton: and David Edward Beale Smith, Lyttelton.