CHARGE AGAINST A SAILOR DISMISSED
TIMARU, 9th September. Francis Lynch, a fireman on the Indra* lema, was charged before Mr. Day, S.M., with refusing duty on the trip from Wanganui to Tihiaru. Hb put in a plea, of sickness. A shipmate supported this, and accused's appearance justified the plea, The gaolkeeper said the man was ill,* and a doctor, who was called in, diagnosed the case ac recent bronchitis with a sore throat. The doctor said the mane occupation as a fireman would aggravate the trouble. The defendant produced a bundle of- clean discharges covering eighteen years. Mr, Day said the case was dismissed
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 62, 11 September 1911, Page 3
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