FIVE STOWAWAYS
: : SENTENCED TO ONE J MONTH. .j; l (Per Press Association — Copyright.) ' WELLINGTON, •September, 22. I Although sh,a had'been at sea for j ten hours, the Tairda, eu route to London, put back on account of the finding of five stowaways on board They! appeared in Court - this morning,, when tlie maximum penalty possible was sought in view of the risk ' of fire when the men indulged in smok'ihg while hidden in the cargo, and the frequency of the offence.
Each of the men was sentenced to one month,They were Alan Carter, aged 21; Joseph Muldownie, aged 27; George Er'hhste' Carter, aged 24 ; Charles Richard Griffiths', aged ?2; and Richard Knox, aged 22.
.(japthin Kershaw 2 'explained to Mr (Pa'gfo S.M., that‘heavy’'expense had been incurred in putting tlie Tairoa back to Wellington, and in addition, tlierfe was the possibility that the delay would put the vessel out of her regular; running with the consequent loss of‘ trade to the company.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1932, Page 6
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