MILITARY SERVICE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12070, 27 July 1917, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE.

FIRST CANTERBURY BOARD SITTING AT RANGIORA.

Tlie First Canterbury Military Service Appeal Board sat at Rangiora today. Present—Messrs J. S. Evans, S.M. (chairman), J. D. Millton and A. 0. Bobbins.

Captain Pilkington was the miniltary representative. MAKER OF OATMEAL. James Davidson, miller, Southbrook, was appealed for by Martin Moir (Mr Alpers), miller. Christchurch, who stated that Davidson was a kilnman in the oatmeal mill at Southbrook, and was an expert in drying oats. He could not be replaced. Davidson had been in appellant's employ for three years. He (Moir) employed two kiln men. No lads were employed as apprentices. It would take, three years to train a. lad. Davidson manufactured half the output of oatmeal for one mill.

In answer to Captain Pilkington, Moir said that he had not endeavourod to replace Davidson. Davidson snid that three of his brothers were at the front, and anotJwM* had been called up. They all lived in Engl an d. The case was adojurned sine die, tho chairman declaring that as Moir was in the First Division the board wcAild wait to see what happened to him. If the employer were called up it would not be fair to take his expert manufacturer awn v.

RHEUMATISM PREVENTS ENLISTMENT.

John Egan (Mr Van Asch), farmer, Cust, appealed on the ground of publie interest. He had a leasehold farm. He stated that he was married, and had not enlisted owing to being subject to rheumatism.

Tho appeal was adjourned for inquiry.

ADJOURNED. Thomas Charles Cooper, farmer, Baleairn, appealed on the ground of hardship. Appellant stated that his father was sixty-four years of age and his mother fifty-four. He had two brothers, both married. One of them was at the front. The farm was of 150 acres, ninety-two of which was freehold. It was mainly a wheat-growing farm. His father had lost bis left arm. Appellant was married in November, 1915, and had two children. Appellant's father stated that no other labour was employed on the farm. The son at the front went with the Aiistralinns.

The appeal was adjourned sine die, subject to review when the appellant's das:; in the Second Division was called on.

Claudo Midland, farmer, Scargill. appealed on the ground of public interest and linaiieinl liabilities. The case was adjourned for a. report.

Wiilian. Henry .Martin Seed, farmer, Southbrook, was appoaled for by his mother, for whom Mr Papprill ajupearod. It was static*! that the mother was r, widow, and that tho son did most of the work on tho farm. Appellant had a milk round, and one of her daughters delivered most of the milk.

The caso was adjourned for further i no nines.

Charles Alexander Preeee, shepherd, Culverder.; appoaled on the ground of hardship. He was tho sole surviving son, his only brother having been killed in action. Mr P.apprill, who .appeared for tho appellant, stated that in fairness to him it should be said that appellant had only appealed because his mother asked him to do so.

The appeal Avas adjourned sine die, the case coming under Subsection 3 of Section 18.

Patrick Henry M'Grath, farmer, Kaiapoi, annealed on account of his occupation. He stated that his farm was subject" to a heavy liability. He had six brothers. He had been in possession of the farm since his mother's denth eighteen mouths ago. Two 5 ingle sisters were practically dependent en the successful working of the farm.

The appeal was adjourned for a report.

Felix "Wilfred Evans, farmer, of F'ernsido, appealed on the ground that lu's calling up would be contrary to tho public interest. He was a. farmer and trustee. i\o did plioann.tr and threshing work, and was thp only man on the farm to work .and mana'cn his lata father's estate. His mother and sisters wore dependent on him.

After hearing evidence, tho appeal was adjourned sine die.

Andrew O'LoMghlin (Mr Van Asch), farmer, of Springbaii.k, appealed on the ground of public interest. Ho grew wheat and was the onlv son of a widow, tho farm being heavily mortgaged. The appeal was adjourned sine die.

Josiah Stanaway, shepherd, for whom Mr Van Asob appeared, appealed on the ground of public, interest. The appeal was adjourned sine die.

Frederick James Harding (Mr Van Asch), farmer, of Bennetts, appealed on tho ground, of public interest. He was the only one on tho farm, and there was no one to take the place of his brother serving in France. Appellant also said that he bad financial difficult ties. He said that if he left the farm it would mean that a lot of gorso would grow on it. The appoal was adjourned for a report. Ooed Charles Holland, of Kainpoi, put in a plea that his calling "up would ho contrary to public; interest, as ho was a traction engine driver, labourer and. manager. Appellant stated that he was forty-one years of ago. Ho had one brother at the front.

The appeal was adjourned for inquiries.

George B. Hickman and Francis Lloyd Hickman, shepherds and musterers, appealed on the ground of public interest.

W. T. Rust said that the appellants could not bo spired. The sheep required constant mustering. The chairman said that the board did not think it f.iir to other families if the two men were exempted The aptpeals were adjourned, in order that the board may further consider them-

STRUCK OUT. The appeal of Alexander Allan was struck oat, as he lud enlisted voluntarily. APPEAL DISMISSED. John Henry King, farmer, Lobnrn, appealed on behalf of Croslev John King, on tho ground of hardship. Appellant stated that his son was twenty years of ago last April. One son was nti the front, awl another at Trent-ham. lie had four single daughters dependent on him. He was not growing wheat tills year. Two other sons had been drawn in tho ballot, but had been turned down. The chairman said that these two sons should come home and work on tho farm.

Captain Pilkington: "Do you know why the son in tho Twenty-eighth Reinforcements did not leave with that bodv?" ' Appellant: "No."

Captain Pilkington: "Well, he refused to wear tho uniform. Did you know that?"

Appellant: "No, I did not." Captain Pilkington: " Well, thai was what happened." The chairman: "You are taking a long time putting in 18 acres of oats." Appellant: "Well, you could not put them in unless you 'bogged ' them in." The chairman: "You must not talk to mo like that when I ask you a question." Captain Pilkington said that the son for whom appellant was appealing did not attend his examination. The mother, who was in the back of the Court, explained that the son who

was said to have refused to wear the uniform was in the Medical Corps and was in uniform.

Lieutenant Williams stated that the son in ramp had declared to him that ho would not fight, and that the son who wag being appealed for had refused to'take the oath.

The appeal was dismissed, but time was allowed to September 17. Bartholomew M'Grath, surfaceman, appealed on the ground of domestic reasons.

Mr Van Asch. who appeared for appellant, asked the boarcf to put the appellant in the first class of the Second. Division. The appellant had been married shx-o October, 1915. There were two brothers serving.

The appeal was dismissed, appellant having to go with the last draft of the! First Division.

EXTENSION OF TTME

Victor Robert Farrow, teamster, said that he was twenty years of age on June 18 last. He enlisted on that day for the September draft-. A few days later he was drawn in the ballot for the August d?.**"^ The chairman, ic-> i£nvntii~£ fin extension of time to Scrrcember, said, thatl appellant should not have been in tho ballot.

Robert Peter Rowan. Bennetts, askexl for an extension of leave 1 to dispose of his business.

Time was allowed until September. If the appellant had not. disposed of the) business by then, he would have toi apply to the camp commandant for further leave. CLASSED C - The appeals of the following men were adjourned sin>e die, all of thorn having been classed 02:—Robert James Bailey, George Wilfred Barker, Ernest Edwin Blake, William Charles Barrel], Leicester Clarence Dowdle, James Leonard Ensor, George Feather, Thomas Fitzpatriek, -Maurice John Aquilla Ivory, John Gregory Lougey, Peter Auckland M'DougalL John Joseph M'Grath, Frank M'Lelland, John Da vies Madeley, Arthur Edward Hossiter, Albert William Rountree, Allan Palmer South and John Colin Smith. WELLINGTON CASES. [Per Press Assoctatiok.l WELLINGTON, July 27. In a reserved decision by the First Wellington Military Service Board a Marist Brother, William Patrick Doody, was ordered to go into camp on August. 22. Two others, Henry Patrick Skippington and Thomas Augustus Holborow. were found medically unfit for service abroad. Three appeals were dismissed.