COWARD'S ADVENTURES.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1414, 22 November 1904, Page 2

COWARD'S ADVENTURES.

IIKITItSII SUI.DIKU WHO I r OLi.'HT WITH TilK IHIKHS. •■'l'll.- Adventures „f „ Coward'' is n till.- which suggests itself as IJ-ine; appropriate to u remarkable story tohl to the .Vln-1-av..n .Magistral.- a l.« weeks aj-n bv (i ,r.. Kob.it i) u v, ii, -ays tla- i»aily .Mail.' Hay was rliuivpil with heiuir, on hi* OWII Confession, a deserted from the Manchester Itcefiwciit, un.l his attempt to lii'i- himself from 'militarism was made. In- sai.l, when hi- was with his reejuicul in l.advsiuith during Hie IWr war. Some tiini' 1..-U.II- l.onl Dumloiinld ivlievid tin- town, Hay essayed to break through tin- lines. Slipping away in th.- darkness of night, ho .-1u.1'.l both tin- Hrilish outposts ami those of the Hocis. lull his progress through tin- i-oimtry, nllhoiigh In- was iii.l.-cl liv friendlv Kallii's, was v.-ry Slow. Hunger .-..mp..|1..l him at last l„ yiw himsi.lf up lo th.' IWi's. and in tli.'ir ranks Imi- fought against his own _. countrymen, in fai-l, lie w'u« rocog- w llisill |>y sillli' of h,s ow nirndes who hail lii-.ii taken prisoners. Kven whili- lighting siili- liy side with ill.' lions Day's martial spirit forisoul. him. ami on.-.- more In- not u«uj'. This lime In- maiiaiii.l lo' .cadi D.I iu.ia Iliiv. where la- s<too<-<<led in getting i l-"r.-m-li st.-am.-r hound for Marseilles. T1,..„... 1,., iaa.li- u vovage to Livorpool. and finally, aft.-r travelling round tin- world as a sailor, hi- liuld.'d al Swansea al si destitute, illld ya»<- himself up to the Alxl'avoii poliee. Day. who is a native of Ply ulli. was handed over to an escort iioiu Manchester.