DRILLS NOT ATTENDED.
MANY DEFAULTERS FINED.
SOME SUBSTANTIAL PENALTIES.
Failure to attend ; territorial 'drills or to notify < the defence; authorities of change of address, -k. resulted \t in * ; the % prosecution of r a tiumb6 of young, men in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. W. Poynton,: S.M. - In , several instances substantial penalties were \ imposed, and '; in ;■ others the cases , were adjourned to give ; defendants a chance to make good. ''
For Jailing' to-attend drill, Gilbert V»- , cent. Allen, James Patrick .! Carroll, and Percy Mathieson were each fined £5 and 9s costs,: in default 14 days' imprisonment; Harlan W. J. Patchett and Frederick R. Willetts were fined £2 and 9s costs, in 'default 7 dihs* imprisonment. A fine of £5 and costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment, was imposed on Cedric 0. Chapman ■ for ! failing to notify -chance of address, and on similar charge H. E. O'Neill and Steven F.. H. Howard were both fined £2 and : costs 9s, in default 7 days' imprisonment. r ••''-' James Mathieson was fined £2 10s : and, costs Us, in default 10 days' imprisonment, ' for ' failing to ■ register. .- ?It : was stated that .he: openly boasted he bad evaded service. ' - ■ ."'■'• '■'"• -"
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18563, 22 November 1923, Page 7
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193DRILLS NOT ATTENDED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18563, 22 November 1923, Page 7
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