Deserters from Merchant vessels.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 26, 27 December 1882, Page 207

Deserters from Merchant vessels.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 183.) The warrant issued for the arrest of George Shreeve, for deserting from the barque “ Lochnagar,” at Bluff Harbour, has been cancelled.

Arent Christiansen is charged, on warrant issued by the | Wellington Bench, with deserting from the barque “ Gronsoaer,” | at. Wellington, on the 14th instant. Description : A German, j sixteen \ ear - of age, small for his age, fair hair and complexion, | blue eyes ; dressed in short blue coat, g ey-t weed trousers, soft blue hat, and lace-up bools ; generally chewing tobacco. A ' rewar.i of £5 is offered for his arrest.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 200.) August Hagstron and O. Johanason, cliarged on warrant with desert ing from the barque “ Odin,” at Dunedin, have been arrested by Sergeant William Hanlon and Constable A. Woone, Port Chalmers Police, and discharged.

G. TAtdwig, John Wright, and James Walsh are charged with deserting from the ship “ Canterbury,” at Port Chalmers, during the night of the 13th instant. Description: Ludwig is a German, twenty-three years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, dark hair, and small dark moustache. Wright is English, thirty-li e years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, stout build, dark complex n, dark hair beard and moustache, cheeks shaved. Wals’ is English, thirty-five years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, sa. ow complexion, dark-brown hair whiskers and moustache, one of right fingers stiff, slightly knock-kneed.