1940-03-16 — Page 14

CIVIL SERVANTS

AS PACIFISTS

STORY OF KISS-SLAP

hairdresser's apprentice

The story of a fifteen-year-old The girl, Hazel May hairdresser's apprentice who slapped fourteen when she was her employer's face "on several oc- to Cashmore in 1938. casions when he tried to kiss her" was told at Plymouth.

The girl's father applied for cancel- Tation of an apprenticeship agreement

hairdresser, Mr. Horace Cashmore, of

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Palmer, was apprenticed

After about alx months, it was alleged, Cashmore began, paying attentions to her.

She smacked his face on several

and return of the premium from the occasions when he tried to kiss her. North-South View, St. Budeaux, Plymouth.

to-day, a contradiction in terms.

Leeds, March 1. Judge Stewart, presiding at a sitting of the eastern Conscientious Objec- tors' Tribunal here suggested that an inquiry

Best, who said his objection was based on grounds of religion and com- should be made into the ac mon sense, was registered for non- tivities of a Civil Service or-combatant service. ganisation, which he describ- ed as being pacifist:

Michael Stephen Diskin (21), marri- ed, a general labour, of Town Place, Huddersfield, in a statement to the Lawrence Kenneth Best (22), a post|tribunal said that as an Irishman office telephonist, of Grange Park who had been in this country only two Grove, Leds, an applicant before the years he did not see why the Act tribunal, said he was a member of the should apply to him. He was a Roman organisation.

Catholic, and on religious grounds Judge Stewart: I cannot really un-objected to fighting. derstand anybody remaining in the Mr. W. Dodgson (a member of the Civil Service, which the Government | tribunal): I thought Irishman were is using as its servants in the carry-keen on fighting-Diskin; I am not. ing on of this war, belonging to a Diskin was removed without quali- pacifist organisation. It seems to belfication from the register.

PREMIUM. RETURNED

As a result an interview took place between the girl's parents and Cash- more, when it was agreed that the apprenticeship should be cancelled, and Cashmore made out a cheque for £15 as part of the premium to be re- turned.

It was alleged that at the last minute Cashmore' said he could not live without the girl, and tore up the cheque.

Later Cashmore's solicitors wrote to Mr. Palmer saying that the agree- ment was at an end, as the girl had been staying away from the shop.

The following month Cashmore wrote to the girl, saying that he was prepared to take her back.

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cation would be withdrawn on con- dition that the agreement was can- celled and £12 10s, premium re- The Bench suggested that the case turned to the girl's father. should be settled out of court, and it This was agreed upon by Cash-

was later announced that the appli-more's solicitor's and the Bench.

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