A CARGO-BROACHER.
. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, August S. > At Port Chalmers Court to-day 'Fredk. J., D. t Board was charged wjfcli stealing nine.jackets and fifteen pairs o$ trotts*!?* jfixftn; t|ho cargo of tho Steamer W*imatron the high peai. -Accused pleaded tip* guilty and 'alleged that, the tilings \ve.re given to him jwhen the Vessel sy*J in dortk in , London by a man ' whom 13hf9 only knew .as Dick. Accused, whose daily duty it was to examm* the pinup wel!U, had acess to the "hold where thij goods were stowed (i J Mr Widdowson, S.jtf., said he was satisfied thai accused wa<> guilty. It- was k serfous offence find an'offender was liable to J4 years' t imu.priiioiuiw>n£. - ' ; This} of-, fence wa's- difficult *to "detect," u liilfib 'ghglfC fibout 'amongsV the 'cargo with a- Ijjgh*' constituted-^ '"gutve'danger ,to thf vefseK As a warning to others, lio accused to-forfeit o]i) tW Wges'dlie' iind in addition servo'four months' t hard* labour. < . , • <, A.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13665, 6 August 1908, Page 5
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158A CARGO-BROACHER. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13665, 6 August 1908, Page 5
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