APPEAL BY CHINESE TECHNICAL POINT

APPEAL BY CHINESE TECHNICAL POINT RAISED ALLOWANCE FOR FAMILY

The question as to whether the army would make allowance for the family of a Chinese who were at present residing in China was raised at a sitting of the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board this morning. An appeal for exemption from military service on the grounds of undue hardship was lodged by Wong Allen Geakland On Kee, greengrocer, who stated that his wife and two children were in China. He had a permit which enabled him to send £5 a month to China for the assistance of his family. After being informed of the reservist's weekly earning, Mr. F. J. Cox, Crown representative, said he would be better off financially in the army if an allowance was made for his family. The appeal was adjourned to ascertain whether an allowance for his family would be made in the reservist's case. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 250, 22 October 1942, Page 6