Colonial Seamen Cause Trouble.
Sydney, May 30.
Three colonial seamen on board H.M.S Challenger, viz., Hannan (Invercargill), Figtree (Sydney), and Hopkins (Queensland), were court - martialled aboard the Challenger. The men took a boat belonging.'to their vessel at night and escaped ashore. Hannan was also charged with stealing a shipmate’s clothes. Several boats from the warships went in pursuit, but failed to capture the men. They were subsequently arrested ashore. They pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six months’ * imprisonment.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3654, 2 June 1906, Page 2
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79Colonial Seamen Cause Trouble. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3654, 2 June 1906, Page 2
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