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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9692, 21 June 1917, Page 6

Mr W. T. Young, secretary of the Seamen’s Union, informed a “Mew Zealand Times” representative yesterday that already he had secured about 200 military service exemptions for seamen belonging to the local union. Ho lodged 49 appeals before the Military Service Board yesterday, of which number 44 were, as is customary, adjourned indefinitely, on condition that the appellants continue to follow their calling’, but not necessarily in one ship, an, allowance of three or four weeks being granted when changing from one ship to another. XUvo of the cases brought before the hoard yesterday were dismissed, as the appellants had not continuously followed their calling as from the end of August, 1915. What was described as an impudent theft was investigated in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. According to the evidence in the case, which was conducted by Inspector Marsack, Arthur Miles, a young man of thirtyfour, got into the company of Rangi Thompson, a returned Maori soldier, on the 13th hist. The soldier drew £4O out of the bank, and after the pair had toured round the city in a motor-car and spent £B, they went to the Caledonian Hotel. While Rangi was arranging with the licensee to take possession of the money, it being laid on the counter. Ids companion suddenly snatched it and cleared away in the motor-car. Rangi at first thought it was a joke, but discovered that the man had decamped. With the aid of the police he was afterwards traced, but the money was missing. Tlio accused was committed for trial at, the Supreme Court, bail being allowed in the sum of £75.