ABSENT FROM THEIR SHIP
Twenty-three members of the crew of a British ship appeared before Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court today on a charge of desertion, and were sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for being absent without leave. The Magistrate said he dfd not think they were the type of men who would slack on the job and leave other members of the crew to carry on without them, and he would convict them for being absent and not for desertion. Ten of the men pleaded guilty and 13 not guilty. Senior-Sergeant T. Campagnolo said that some of them had been arrested on warrant at the shipping office, and others had been arrested in Stout Street yesterday afternoon where they were in a fighting mood. Several of the men said that they had not seen the notice which gave the time of expiry of leave and that they had gone ashore on leave passes after that time. They had no intention of deserting, as they came ashore with only their working clothes. One man said that ten of the men were waiting on the wharf as the ship left, but they were not taken aboard. It was explained on behalf of the company that the wind was too high for that or for stopping the ship in the harbour to take the men from a launch.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 27, 2 February 1943, Page 3
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230ABSENT FROM THEIR SHIP Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 27, 2 February 1943, Page 3
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