OFF THEIR BEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 2

OFF THEIR BEAT.

CONSTABLES ON THE " ROMP." HOUGH TIME IN THE GULF. i Tho six constables who' wont fishing on Min,lav nil failed to report for duty I I yesterday morning were found Irv 11' s, arch part, y.ss't.-.rd i.v afternoon' 1111 Ihnppilv we.ithet bou.iil ~i, Uakin.i Island. their day's sport ..living included sumo , • »|s'nc - th.it w.-r.- not on the ] printed piogr.imino when they nl sail 'for the lisiiing ground without giving I .lull I.,n<i d,-r.turn to Mr 'Weather" ] I ItaU's' wanling- that Constable Horeas | j wiSfl.l probably bo out mi his beat rudely holding 11,, tl,,- sea trullic that Sundnv. ' 1 I in v 1,-balk, I nnd lumliod a t Motu ' j Lnpu .ti. sun lav and fished sine, ■-:.illy ~.. pel progiumtno. and then chiiggi-1 | J .en from their amh,,rage 111 tho 100 . "!' I lie l.ni lat 3.1H) p in., but half ,1 mile j ' 1.1 - • ~il they wore suddenly |,oun v1 1 ■ ..:i by t , aforesaid ("wi-t.ildo Ilorvas, I 1 who w.,.. in l-l istcry nvm I. I heir H 1,.p. I japp, alt, f 1 the. i.ad to get luck to I I w.-rk ..1 ro ~'• no avail against the ' i<ii..pp;. -1 .i.nls an I rising son. Ii ..as 11 '..-•■ ~; in,no ~n •' i 1,,-- oth.-r »a ..an I mi eir-.rl |o get ,rir 1: c track hack to Motutapu. ..1.-ro there was a telephone j wj,. , ,;ial|. unavailing. Their rraft, to,- Ko:i.|i. w.,s hiißtloJ ..nd bulTeted audi beat. 11-from -1 let,, aide of v, ■ lour | Imile str.-tch of water botwooii MntuUpti and L.ik mo f.,r live hours before they .mil I if, , „,. nr en, igh to the land to I venture to dr,,p anchor Ev-.-iituullv at IS.in pin. cold, hungry. tired and dr. ::,•;,, I they got a (spot itlo.c to Ila j [ki11... where they could safely attempt a land n_ ant two ati.-h<ir» w.-t.- put, down | [The 1.,: in• in c .linghv even then , • jirni.'.l a s( re minus and tiolilisli job. fori [tho la-t Ica yard- hud tn ho made wnisi I 1., j, 111 lough water in ~rd,r lo prevent I I the boat homo |,a;tere-l on the i„,U. Kort.ine her,- Ijvoiirod I hem in thai .he la:; 1.-;.- was handy In Mr Uol.ort Sanbids rci.l.-ii.-o. and they wore boa I : pital.lv fed and h .used f iV the night hv j Mr. and Mr- Mniford ' I j Ih-; next da;. ~ eGal. gal- fmm the nor' wisst kc, t the -ea impixaivai.le. aid! to- sea far, r. of 1 ho party due not risk ' the run .1, -„-. to Motutapu, where a teleph •„...-,.,. to :;.,- mainlajid bs.st. .-., the nnnulil,. H.i I perforce ti !; to ,r souk. 111 and cud j ,'-••■1 toe r bra.il- .Coat what Ih. rogula ''.io.'is might have t,, say on Ihc --i'.,j.---t | n tw, (sow, rftil 111 hp launches wore ' -ecu .11 to waterway liearing d.wn on] anoiher passing craft. Immediately the mar,.o:lo I policemen nash.-d t.> the 'ugh •s-t |soni in siglit. ami improv l»o-l .in I .sD.S. signal |,v tiring ~ lus.li.ule from j two gut,-, and improvising n g wags fr.mi to.- street train. ,-,.,!, i hat di I I tie trick, and the launches made for R.ikin,, m company, and tne maroon. _ 1 men were s i holding a re union with j Constable* G.uirley and .1 i'-asor. wl)o stopped ,-fT th.- .lum.Mj and the .Stirling' dieguisii in oioskin 1 ,ul„ anr a nauti.-nl an The ss-arrln-m had h.c.i separate!; right ro-.ind lUng.tot . and Motiiihi. oal j h.i 1 j,let iun-ti, oiol ug-ain when t.c ,i» tr.sss s.gi.al went ti,, m tbom. I Every on* »»< put alwrord. the Komp !vni.s taken lb low for the return myage, laud -a 7 I.", p.m. th msUbular usher men wore saf.. l«ick in little oUI Aurk land. lull. Mt.sfird that there were worse things' in the world than a g.-od dry land ls-al to losik iift.-r (