SOLDIERS SENTENCED.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13968, 28 August 1917, Page 3

SOLDIERS SENTENCED.

SOME TO. ELEVEN MONTHS' HARD '• LABOUR, : Four more soldiers at Trcntham camp have been-found guilty by District 'Court Martial of,' disobeying lawful 1 commands given by their'superior officers, and have been sentenced, to eleven months' 'imprisonment' with hard labour. Their names are as follows: , 00357, Private D.'Baxter, Details. 60358, Private 11. Baxter, Details. 00351, Private 11. A r , Melviu, Details, 60362,, Private F. Rogcrson, Details.

, A member of'E Company, Twentysecond Reinforcements, found guilty of deserting H,M, service, and losing by neglect his equipment, etc., has. also been 'sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour 'and to stoppages of pay for deficiencies in lut.At Featherston camp a member, of the A.S.C, has been sentenced to eighty;four days,' imprisonment with hard labour for absenting himself without leave and for insubordinate langaugc. No, 37962, Private Douglas Barrington, B Company, Thirtieth Reinforcements, has also been sentenced to six months' imprisonment :with hard labour for disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer.