Alleged Deserters
SURRENDER TO PHILOMEL Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. - Two members of the crew of the Diomede who allegedly deserted at Napier about a fortnight ago surrendered on board the Philomel at Auckland. One was ah acting-petty officer who while under arrest dived through a porthole and swam ashore early in the morning of October 14 and was pursued unsucessfully by a guard who dived overboard wearing heavy equipment.
The naval authorities point out that when the two men allegedly deserted no orders had been received for the Diomede to proceed on special duty overseas. Both men will be dealt with on board the Philomel,
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 250, 23 October 1935, Page 5
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107Alleged Deserters Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 250, 23 October 1935, Page 5
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