CARGO-BROACHING.
SHIP'S HAND SENT TO GAOL. By Telegraph —Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. At the Police Court, William .Tames Murphy, a coal trimmer on the Or an, was sentenced to six months' hard, labor. During the voyage from' London a hole 'was cut in a partition between one of the coal bunkers and a hold, and vfteen cases of cargo were broken open, mostly containing men's underwear. A search resulted in the discovery of a quantity of underwear in the forecastle. The accused admitted taking about £lB worth,- The broaching was done after the ship left the Panama Canal.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1920, Page 5
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99CARGO-BROACHING. Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1920, Page 5
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