DESERTER CHASED
STORY OF WILD DRIVE IN QUEEN STREET EIGHTY MILES AN HOUR i'.A.t Wellington. March 5. Evidence of the pursuit by the imli- - ter, who a! ont? -iage of the chase drove at 80 miles an hour, with the police vehicles leaching 60 miles an hour, in Queen Street. Auckland, was given at the iiial bv district court-martial of Trooper’ Richard Bernard Mills, aged 21 married, of the Ist N.Z. Army rank Battalion. He was found-guilty .>f desetion and of the loss by neglect >f equipment clothing and regimental absented himself without . ave from January 23 to Februarx 16 when he was arrested by military • olice at Auckland wearing civilian lothes. Accused was sentenced to 60 days’ gaol with hard labour. In respect of the second charge he was ordered to be put under stoppages of nay I ill he had made good £9 lO> for loss of equipment. Sentence was _ :
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 55, 6 March 1942, Page 3
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