BICYCLE ON SHIP
"It was simply a drunken sailor's holiday," was the explanation offered in the Magistrate's Court today by David Tranthem, aged 42, a ship's fireman, for his converting to his own use a bicycle valued at £7 10s. Senior-Detective P. Doyle said that Tranthem brought the bicycle back to the overseas ship on which he was employed, and took it to the forecastle. Although he was under the influence of liquor, he was later seen to take the bicycle to the side of the ship, no doubt with the idea of throwing it overboard. Tranthem pleaded guilty. He said he went ashore at 4 o'clock and by 6 o'clock had drunk 7s worth of beer. Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., sentenced him to seven days' imprisonment.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 13
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128BICYCLE ON SHIP Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 13
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