FIVE SAILORMEN AND A FORD

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 9, 1 April 1927, Page 9

FIVE SAILORMEN AND A FORD

JOLLY NIGHT ASHORE rirzie was a god and faithful serf Her master drove her down *& Dt * street last night and moored ue tmneside the kerb near Wyndham gave her an affectionate pat, St 7told her to stay there. But Lizzie QOt destined to be left long undislUSve jolly sailormen, ashore on the \ out for fun. espied Lizzie in the and bore down upon her. They -/ order her to heave to as she done so already. Taking the wheel, while some ot the climbed aboard, the quarter,ter (for tlie moment) rang down the engine-room for full speed “ $ a nd the store-hold member of T.crew commenced to wind the crank votHe as though his life depended on ut would Lizzie budge? Not she. had been told to stay and nothing Sort of an earthquake would have Lived her. The five Jolly sailormen soon tired f twisting the controls and crank ]1- and cast about for something T« to arouse them, y cushion lying on one of the seats icirested a game of football. The "tree stood at six all when Constable f„i,h came on the scene. Intent on s “ v Stoker Harry Hollier. of H.M.S. Philomel, tucked the bttll—or rather L, cushion — under his arm and made tr but the Constable soon caught “’with him. and so the game ended. J, tlie Magistrate’s Court this niorn- . #»j o llier was charged with stealing X cushion, but the charge was sub„,uently reduced to mischief. Mr. F- K- linnf’ S.M., lined the sailor £. fos, explaining that 10s of it was ", punishment for this little bit of Skylarking, and that he should collect .similar contribution from each of four shipmates.