SON OF GERMAN APPEALS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16497, 24 March 1917, Page 9

SON OF GERMAN APPEALS

i3€fe W".'.' ■ __ »———.'■:■■'- r ■■•■ •:.'■ ■ I UNWILLING TO SERVE ABROAD ? — ; ''RELATIONS IN GERMANY." ;[St TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] -j';'' j - CHRISTCHUECH, Friday. ; : r-Before the Military Service Board to- ■ j aVj C. E. J. Stone, wharf labourer, ' Jjvtt«lton, said his father was a German. • f Appellant himself was born in New Zealand. He h ac four brothers, three of ! ;?'. : .; whom were in the First Division. Owing ','. to his nationality his father was unable to obtain work on the wharves. '■.;', The chairman remarked this seemed ■■ rather hard, as the man was a naturalised - British subject, and apparently had an P "•■- excellent record. ■ .:■ ; In answer to the chairman appellant gaid he objected to service abroad, though W he was quite willing to do any kind of '• • home service. P£ : ; The Chairman: Do you suggest that frt'.you have German sympathies? You need I'.. not answer the question unless you like. Appellant: Well we have relations in :.■'., Germany ik{\ lie Chairman': Do you correspond with \- them? :" Appellant; My father did before the ;•>: war. - ; Eventually the chairman explained that - because appellant's father was a German, i ■'. but a naturalised British subject, appel- :; : lant wa s not released from his obligations y Tho appeal _ would be dismissed, but recommendation would be made that appellant should be given home service