A SORRY DESERTER.
RETURNS' TO DUTY CRESTFALLEN. (By Telegraph.—Sjiccial CorrespSndcnt.) Auckland, May i). Tho desertion of n member of tho civw of tho battleship New Zealand and its sequel, particularly its serjnel, havo caused rtmio diversion amongst the comrades of tin? central figure in the little coincdv. Tin* story as related by 0110 of the men on the battleship is that n bluejacket who decided that, Auckland was good enough for him; obtained by *01110 unknown means a "farmer's suit of clothes, with hat. to match." Carted in those, he went, ashore undetected, and was "adrift" for 52 hours. The idea of deserting then lost its attraction, and somewhat crestfallen the disguised maii-o'-warsnm returned bo tho battleship and save himself up,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 10 May 1913, Page 4
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121A SORRY DESERTER. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 10 May 1913, Page 4
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