WAIMATE DID NOT REGISTER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLX, Issue 22004, 2 July 1941, Page 3

WAIMATE DID NOT REGISTER

Two Men Fined “A Case Of Neglect” Two men were fined in the Waimate Magistrate's Court yesterday by Mr H. Morgan, S.M., for falling to register under the National Emergency regulations. A. M. Englebrecht (Mr T. A. Wilson) who pleaded Ignorance of the regulations, was fined £3 and J. A. Walker (Mr W. F. Boland) whose case the Magistrate described as one of neglect, was fined £2O. Sergeant D. B. Murray said Englebrecht’s parents were naturalised Germans and defendant had been born in New Zealand. When Interviewed by the police about his failure to register, he had declared that he was not prepared In any way to help towards the W Mr Wilson said Englebrecht had lodged a Social Security declaration in 1940 and had been under the Impression that he had nothing further to do. His father obtained a newspaper but he very seldom read it. When the ballots started in May, he had stated that he expected to be called up, and it was not until the police called on him that he had understood the position. Defendant had subsequently registered. Mr Wilson went on to refer to Sergeant. Murray’s remarks about Englebrecht’s attitude to the war, and said that they were not exactly relevant, and could be explained by saying that defendant, when called up, intended to exercise his statutory right of appeal. That did not mean that he Intended to do nothing. Defendant had a small farm of 68 acres and Ifved with his parents. . . The Magistrate stated that the charge against Englebrecht was that he failed to enrol in the Reserve. Defendant’s duty to the Armed Forces did not affect his enrolment. His first duty was to enrol, and after he was called up he could appeal, when It might be shown that it was not desirable that he should go. In Imposing a fine of £3 and costs 12/-, the Magistrate added that he had dealt with similar cases. J. A. Walker, who was also charged with failure to enrol had, Sergeant Murray stated, acknowledged that he had omitted to do so. Mr Boland said Walker had actually written to the Director of National Service, and apparently from the letter the proceedings that day had arisen. Walker: I am willing to go into camp. The Magistrate commented that the case was not by any means like the previous one. “You have neglected to comply with the requirements to enrol," he told defendant. “It is a case of sheer neglect, and you have not yet enrolled. I have had similar cases to yours before me, and have fined heavily. You will be fined £2O and costs 10/-.” In reply to a request for time to pay, the Magistrate said the usual 14 days would be allowed and if the fine was not paid in that period, a warrant would have to be Issued. Other Cases Thirteen cases were heard of either being in possession of liquor or drinking In the vicinity of a dance hall. The charges arose out of action taken by the police at Amo and Hook, and fines with costs were Imposed on the following, with the amount of the fine in parentheses: E. C. Devlin, W. J. Devlin, P. Greene, W. Don, J. J. Greene, R. Crowe (£2); R. A. Cochrane and M. Cochrane (£4), C. D. Calrd, M. J. Sullivan (£2), F. E. Sole, L. M. Sole and H. Milne (£4). Messrs G. R. Watters and S. I. Fitch apeared for a number of the defendants. The Magistrate (to Sergeant Murray): There are a number of cases in this district of drinking at dances, which are difficult to detect? Sergeant Murray: To date we have brought more than 40. The Magistrate: After this If there Is any more of it, the fines will be increased. Thomas Shefford. for disobedience of a maintenance order, was sentenced to six weeks’ Imprisonment on each of five charges, the sentence to be concurrent. Traffic breaches were dealt with as follows: G. R. Stevens (unllghted bicycle) 10/- and costs 12/-; K. Meyer (travelling more than 35 miles an hour with a trailer) £3 and costs 10/-; D. E. Thompson (no driver’s licence for motor cycle) 30/- and costs 10/-, same (exceeding 40 miles an hour) £2/10/-, costs 10/-. For being found on licensed premises P. Duggan and J. McN. Adams were each fined £1 and costs 10/-. On a judgment summons, F. W. Joyce was ordered to pay M. Adams (Mr T. A. Wilson) the sum of £5/10/and costs 15/- at the rate of 10/- a week in default five days’ Imprisonment. Brown, Ewing Ltd. (Mr T. A. Wilson) obtained an order against James Anderson jr. for £l4/10/5 (costs £l/1/-) the order to be suspended as long as 12/- a week is paid in default 12 days’ imprisonment. The Public Trust (Mr Montagu) was given possession of a house from F. W. Joyce and Alice Joyce on or before July 26, with costs £2/4/-. Evidence was taken from several witnesses in a case in which the Department of Labour proceeded against Robert Lewis for breaches of the Licensed Hotel Workers’ Award. The case was adjourned because Mrs Lewis was unable to be present.