HEARING ADJOURNED.
Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. The first case of a man allegedly failing to attend drill parades called by the Canterbury Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was heard to-day when the Magistrate, Mr Mosley, after hearing the evidence, adjourned the further hearing for three months to enable the defendant, William Leonard Gobbe, toi prove that ho was willing to abide by his contract. The prosecuting petty officer said that when the men inade a contract to join tho division they were issued with kit and equipment valued at £lO. It was a serious matter to default from tho parades as tho money spent on tho kit was practically wasted. The Magistrate pointed out that the defendant was . liable 'to? three months’ imprisonment or a fine of £2O.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 204, 29 July 1932, Page 8
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132HEARING ADJOURNED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 204, 29 July 1932, Page 8
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