TO DETER OTHERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 792, 12 October 1929, Page 1

TO DETER OTHERS

STOWAWAYS GIVEN 14 DAYS’ GAOL CAME FROM LIVERPOOL Deploring the necessity of sending two young men to gaol, Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., said at the Police Court this morning that he must penalise stowaways in some way, as the offence was becoming too common and leniency was an encouragement to other likely offenders. John Joseph Rice, aged 20, and John Joseph Power, aged 22. both labourers, pleaded guilty to stowing away on the Tairoa at Liverpool on August 31. Sub-Inspector McCarthy was o£ the ; | opinion that the two accused had : formed the idea that distant fields j Iwere green. They had been unable to get regular work in Liverpool, so i stowed away and were not found ! I until the vessel was about 17 miles;. ; on her voyage. The second engineer, the ofiicer j ; who found the men hiding in the stoke- | hold, said that as far as he knew they ; had worked well during the voyage. Witness did nof know what the fare j was, the vessel being a cargo ship. ! The Sub-Inspector: They have no j I means of paying anything. I Captain Christie, of the Tairoa. con- j j sidered that the offence of stowing | i away was becoming too prevalent, i | Witness had found stowaways on bis j boat on the last voyage home from ; j New Zealand. 1 | Sentence of 14 days’ imprisonment ; was imposed.