STOWED AWAY-STOWED RAW

NZ Truth, Issue 1220, 18 April 1929, Page 5

STOWED AWAY- STOWED RAW

>_ v (JiVom "N.Z. TruthV' Special. Wellington Representative). WEARY of the long, hard fight to live without work, and of consistent ■failure m what was to have been their land ofjpromise, four young -v men longed, for the opportunity .to return to their homes m; England y ; and Ireland. '.'' V . .'•■":' ,' > V '..'"•■'■'"'■ " : • ",'- ". '■"'■.' V' : Even the chance to work their way home , as sailors was denied . them, and at ls»6t they took what seemed the only way out. They stowed away on the "Tairoa," but, unfortunately for them, they were . discovered and transhipped to the "Tainui" m midiocean arid "brought;' y back to the country of their adoption. \ '•; „.;. The four men were Walter Yearsley, aged 21, a motor mechanic, /' James Higgins, aged 29 fi a seaman, Clarence .Richardson, aged 31,. a V •butcher, and William Brinknian, aged 23, a laborer; ahd, all admitted .V. ■.the offence.. • ■•'■.'■'.• For the Shaw, Savill and Albion Shipping Company, Mr. H. F. O'Leiary. stated that the "Tairoa'.' left Wellington ori March 3, and .that:,; y 13 hours' outward bound two of the men were discovered and 7 the other ■/two 'the next morning. . They: were later placed on board the "Tainui" and ybrpught back. V to Wellington. ■ "•' ' .• '" '.., " ...-;'• V/v .' V He would say, m the men's favor,, that they worked-hard and well, / both on the "Tairoa" and the '<Tainui..' But the point was that the , "Tairoa" was bound for American ports, arid 1 had the '.men 'not been dis- , •'.''•■ oovered before arrival at New York the company would, have been yputy" to a- great deal of "expense, arid the vessel would have; been delayed 7 m that port. Counsel pointed out that if the men had got ashore there, it would • have made the company liable for a fine of £250 for teach man. -'.'■■• >Mri E. Page, 8.M., without comment, fined .the 7 four „men £5 ani Veosts* In. def. .ult 14 day* 1 Imprisohmerit.. He>efu«ed. to allow tinio. to ,:,.. P a #V >. '■ ( . ...... .. . -..<-., :.<■■- :-:.'• i ...;...'■.". ; Jk