Ship's Deserter Eludes Police
WELLINGTON, April 30. Junipiug over./oard ten nnuutcs l)eiiore tne anip Durango was due to sau toi- Liverpool this aitenioon a nic;nl>er of the crew swain under (Casgovv "w'liai'f and by uodging Aiong the striugers and piles eluded Jive policemdn and a police launch. Tlie slnp sailed witliout him oue hour 20 minutes later. At a iate hour tonight he was still eJuding his pursuers. As the Durango with 3o ]>as"sengcrs left the wharf sliouts of: "You can come out now, you 're safe!" came from the crew. Members of the police intensjiied their search with the intention ofs overhauling the Durango and
repjacing the missmg man if they could catch hiin before the Durango cleared the Heads, but their efforts were unsuecessful. Police officials said the number of ships at the wharf and traffic passing through made the search more diflicull and had offereM a possible means of escape. ■ _,
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 May 1948, Page 2
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153Ship's Deserter Eludes Police Chronicle (Levin), 1 May 1948, Page 2
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