DUNEDIN POLICE COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3112, 5 November 1913, Page 59

DUNEDIN POLICE COURT.

Monday, November 3. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Defence Cases. —Stephen O. Dillon applied for exemption from military training on the ground of undue hardship. Ho explained that he was studying under the International School of Correspondence, and that if ho was compelled to render personal service he would not be able to make the best use of the course he was taking.— In answer to Captain Hickey, Dillon said that he devoted Saturday afternoons to sports ho was interested in.—The Magistrate said he did not consider it an undue hardship for the applicant to render personal service, and the application would bo dismissed. Harold Hedges was fined 5s (costs 7s), for a breach of the Defence Act, in that he failed to parade when * notified to do so. Valentine Charles Johnson, for a similar offence, was fined 5s (costs 7s), and for misconducting himself while on parade this defendant was fined ss. Alexander Livingstone was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, for misconduct while on parade. Leonard J. Harris, for acting in an insolent manner towards Ser-geant-major Wainhcuse, was fined 30a (costs 7s). —Ernest A. King-, who gave the excuse that he was working at Portobello, olid forgot to notify the officer commanding his regiment that ne could not attend a certain parade, waa» ordered to pay costs of court (7s). William Townley, who had not paraded since the movement commenced, was fined 20e (costs 7s), and for a like offence Thomas R. Richardson was similarly dealt with. John Robert Douglas, for irregular attendances at parades, was fined 10s (costs 7s). A large number of other cases were adjourned in order that the defendants might be able to make up back parades.