MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15127, 23 January 1917, Page 3

MILITARY SERVICE BOARDS

GISBORNE SITTINGS. (Per United Press Association.! GISBORNE, January 22. At the sitting of the Military Service Board to-day 24 cases were heard. Two appeals on the ground of over age were upheld. A somewhat unusual case was that of Thomas Percy Horne, station manager, Tolaga Bay. His employer, F. J. Lysnar, appealed on the grounds of public Interest and undue hardship. Mr Burnard appeared for the employer and said Horne had gone into camp.-—The chairman said he did not think anything could be done now in the matter. —Mr Barnard said that the employee had been under the impression that he had to report himself. He did not ■know that the employer had lodged an appeal.—Captain Walker said that there was an application from Horne to withdraw the appeal.—The case was dismissed.

William John Simpkin, Church of England clergyman, Wairoa, appealed on the grounds of public interest.— Archdeacon Williams appeared on behalf of the Bishop of the Diocese. He said he was acquainted with the appellant, who had been ordained a minister of the Church of England. He was in charge of Wairoa, and had been since Easter, 1911. He was about 39 or 40 years of age.—The chairman said he had received a certificate, dated December 30th, 1916, from the Minister for Defence, to the effect that the calling np of the appellant would be contrary to the public interest. The appeal would be allowed.