Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 23, 11 November 1885, Page 196

Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 185.) Joseph Newman, charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Diamond,” at Sydney, has been arrested by the New South Wales Police.

William Thomas Parks is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Opal,” at Sydney, on the 25th ultimo. Description: A native of Brighton, Sussex, an ordinary seaman, second class, nineteen-and-a-half years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, dark complexion, grey eyes, dark-brown hair. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

John G. Harrison is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Myrmidon,” at Townsville, Queensland, on the 7th September last. Description : A native of Houghton, Durham, a leading seaman, twenty-five years of age, 5 feet 6£ inches high, ruddy complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. He is an athlete and a runner of considerable ability, and will probably attend athletic sport meetings. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

George J. Matthews is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Myrmidon,” at Port Darwin, Queensland, on the 29tli September last. Description: A native of Soho, London, an ordinary seaman, second class, nineteen years of age, 5 feet G inches high, fresh complexion, brown hair, and hazel eyes. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.