THE HANMER TROUBLE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 617, 1 February 1916, Page 10

THE HANMER TROUBLE.

COMPLAINTS OF THE MEN. Several of Ihe men who have been discharged from the service in eonsequence of the trouble al llanincr complain that their discharge was illegal. They assert that Ihe holding of a meeting of the medical board on a Sunday is against the King's regulations. They also assert that although the King's regulations lay it down thai not less than three military medical olliccrs shall constitute a military medical board, there were only two military medical olliccrs on the board which examined them, the third member being a civilian doctor, who thus assisted in the discharging of men from military service. They also urge that the regulations lay it down that in the case of discharge from the forces for unfitness three weeks' leave on full pay shall be given, which has not been done in their case. A fourth point which they make is that, although they were put under arrest, they were never brought up for trial, but were, pre-! sinned guilty, and they did not have an opportunity of denying the statement that they were out of bounds, this procedure being distinctly against military law as well as civil law. [Curthcr particulars wltli regard to the Hanuier trouble will !><• found on nnge 11. |