THE TRIALS OF A SHIRKER
EXCITING SCENE IN AUCKLAND.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
Auckland, December 1. Thero was an exciting scene prior to the departure of the Makura for Vancouver last night. It was reported that a young man of military ago was about to lca,ve the; country. About thirty of his fellow employees assembled' on' the wharf, having obtainod an hour's leave from their employer to see the departing visitor before he left New Zealand's shores. As he nrrived with his luggage there were loud cries of "shirker!" A cart containing the would-be passenger and his luggage was turned ' round, headed up' the wharf, and was not allowed to re'ttirh until tho 'ship was clear of the wharf. Meanwhile the'socalled shirker had a lively ten minutes. Eventually the jeering, crowd accompanied the cart and the badly-scared occupant a long way up the street.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2633, 2 December 1915, Page 7
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143THE TRIALS OF A SHIRKER Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2633, 2 December 1915, Page 7
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