"FOOLS, ALL OF YOU."

West Coast Times, 25 June 1912, Page 4

"FOOLS, ALL OF YOU."

PETONE uRESISTERS

DR M’ARTHURS ADMONITION, ’■•WELLINGTON, Mnno 20. Eleven young men wove charged at the -Petono Court yesterday, before Dr. M’Arthur S.M., with failing to render personal service, as required by the Act, on Juno ,3 last. Mr.-• Levvey .appeared to prosecute, tho info-r----nnation having been ■ laid by' Captain C. G. Hollard. The first young person called was ■Henry Bentley Burnley, who: pleaded guilty. Mr. Levvcy said -that :Bn-rn- ; ley had .not .attended any .-clay light parades, and mos’t of -the ..others were in the same position. .Counsel pressed for a heavy penalty, so as to bring those- youths-to their souses. - Dr. M’Arthur remarked that she could not .comprehend how .some-young .men failed to , see the .advantages of belonging to tho -.Territorials, and , of being so trained that they could take an .honourable part in the. protection of their homes. These youlhs apparently wont to. parados more to ..obstruct their officers, not to assist them. The ,question as to serving: under tho Defence Act- had been settled by the full court, and (continued the • Magistrate) “as long ,as I administer justice, I.will.see that the. daw, is earned: out. 1.-do not intend to inflict a heavy penalty, hut, if there is any more cf it 1 will .make it the limit, :Co.” Burnley was lined 20s, with seven • shillings costs, and 10;: Cd . solicitm-V fees, iu default forty-eight hours imprisonment. Defendant was allowed one week in which-to find tho money. The remaining defendants were, ns follows:—l.i. 11. Fointon, .11. 11, Fointou, W. 11. Robinson,-!!. Ridler, Yv'. Wilson, 1). M. Wilson, C. M. Cunningham, R. KVdd, A. -L. Elvinos, and W’. Davidson. They all pleaded net guilty, and-with the exception of Cunningham, a similar penalty war imposed to that put upon Burnley. A week was allowed iu which to pay the fine. In the case against Cunningham it iva» stated by tho .defendant that he. was working on the occasion of tho drills. In Iho case against Cunningham it was stated by the defendant that ho was working o-i iho occasion of the drills. “But yc.nr employer must give yon time or?,” said Dr. 'M’Arlhur. Defendant state-;! that it was a little hard on him. at, ho. had to provide for his u other and four children. Under Lhcircumstances a conviction was on!.- entered. A~ the conclusion of the cases, Dr. M’Arthur said that ho had just returned from a visit to the country, w here the youths did not object to drill, coming two and three miles to da so. “in fact, they arc: proud (if it, and think it an-honour,” he coutiinio 1. “ Therefore 1 fail to see why wo slim. - have so much trouble in Petene, whim you have only to go down the next street. SnVely your country is worth defending, and if you want to defend it yon must prepare. It is no use going to drill just to do the larrikin trick. You arc fools, all of yon—nothing less. If anv yon come up again on a. charge scei as this yo nwill -find the heavy ham! cf the law upon yon at once.”