STOWAWAY'S STORY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21533, 3 July 1933, Page 8

STOWAWAY'S STORY

DISLIKE OF FARMING YOUTH FROM ENGLAND WANTED TO JOIN ARMY [by tklkojiafh—own corukspont>i;nt] GISnORNE. Snturday A story of dissatisfaction with farm life in New Zealand was told by a yonng stowaway who has been brought ashore from the Port Victor at Tokoliiarn Bay on Thursday night, when he appeared before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. The accused was Leonard Williams, a strong-looking boy of 10, who admitted a charge of stowing away. Senior-Sergeant Wade explained that accused had been brought out to New Zealand tinder the Church of England immigration scheme, and been put into employment, which did not appear to have suited him.

The Hev. I<\ r. Parsons, who was present in Court, announced his willingness to make himself personally responsible for the good behaviour of the lad, and explained that it was simply a case of a lad having become homesick. The magistrate remarked that accused should be made to pay some of the costs involved, or he would not realise what he had done. "J. have not been fairly treated siive I. came into this country," said W.l----1 iains. "I have had to work from dawn till dark for never more than ]Zs (id a week. I expected to work for a time for a low wage until 1 learnt about fanning, but I did not cnpect always to be 'broke.' I have never done anything dishonest and have very good references from Home. New Zealand did not really want me, and yet it pretended it did." The magistrate pointed out to accused that he had spoilt his record by stowing away. "J stowed away with the intention of not wasting more years doing nothing," said accused. "I wanted io join the Army when I got Home, where I would bo with fellows of my own age." . Accused was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months, and to pay costs, £1 17s 6d. STOWAWAY ON MOTOR-SHIP HIDDEN IN THE FUNNEL A stowaway was discovered on the Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Coptic shortly before the sailed for London yesterday morning. The man hid himself in the funnel and when he was found he was covered with dirt. Had he remained in the funnel when the vessel's motor engines were running, he would probably have been overcome by the fumes from the exhaust. The man was put ashore before the vessel left the wharf and no action was taken against him.