Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 10, 8 May 1889, Page 87

Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.

Samuel Edwards is charged on warrant with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Egeria,” at Auckland, on the 6th December last. Description : A native of Wrexham, Denbigh, Wales, an ordinary-seaman, twenty-one years of age, nearly 6ft. Sin. high, ruddy complexion, no whiskers or moustache, rough lightish-red hair, blue eyes, very large hands and feet, has an overgrown appearance and a little stoop. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

David Smith is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Lizard,” at Milford Sound, on the 27th January last. Description: Scotch, an ordinary-seaman, eighteen years and four months old, sft. 6in. high, fair complexion, brown hair and eyes, ring and anchor tattooed on left hand. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

John Moss is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Orlando,” at Auckland, on the 3rd ultimo. Description : English, a stoker, twenty-three years of age, sft. 4in. high, rudely complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair, anchor, flowers, and girl tattooed on left arm, TRUE LOVE and sailor on right arm, and Maltese cross on left leg. He is supposed to have come to Wellington. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

Percy E. Mercer is charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “Lizard,” at Auckland, on the 30th February last. Description: A native of Kent, an ordinary-seaman, twenty years of age, sft. ljin. high, fresh complexion, brown eyes, and dark-brown hair. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.

(See Police Gazette, 1889, page 40.)

Edward Gartner, charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “Egeria,” at Hobart, has been arrested by the Tasmanian Police.

William Mogford and Charles Everett are charged with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “Egeria,” at Hobart, on the 23rd and 25th March last. Description: Mogford is a native of Newton Abbot, England, private R.M.L.1., twenty-nine and a half years of age, sft. 6in. high, fair complexion, brown hair, and grey eyes. Everett is a native of Erith, Kent, private R.M.L.1., about twenty-three and a half years of age, sft. 6in. high, fresh complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. A reward of £3 each is offered for their arrest, in addition to £5 reward offered by the Colonial Government.