DRILL DEFAULTER
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE. By TflotrrftPh—Pr*w A*noclatlon CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. The first case of a man failing to . attend drill parades called by the Canterbury Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was heard to-day, when the Magistrate, Mr E. D. Mosley, after hearing evidence, adjourned the further hearing for three months to enable the defendant. William Leonard Gobbe, to prove that he was willing to abide by his contract. j The prosecuting petty officer said that when men made a contract to j join the Division they were issued with a kit and equipment valued at £lO. ; It was a serious matter to default from j parades, as the money spent on the kit i was practically wasted. The Magistrate pointed out that the \ defendant was liable to three months' i imprisonment, or a fine of £2O.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19248, 30 July 1932, Page 7
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