“Pirates” Escape Through
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Torres Straits.
From Our Own Correspondent
Thursday Is., Dec. 12.
INFORMATION has been received from the Dutch authorities that the launch stolen from Cairns about three months ago has turned up in Dutch New Guinea.
Apparently the two men in her, mak ing their getaway, passed right through Torres Strait without touching at any of the islands in their haste to get into foreign waters.
As the expense of having the alleged pirates brought back is likely to be con siderable, and the owner of the boat hardly feels justified in spending further money in attempting to recover it, it is probable that this will be the last of the matter.
This is the second launch stolen with in a short period, in which the thieves have made their escape to Dutch New Guinea. The authorities at Thursday Is land have no fast motor boat at their
disposal for chasing runaways, and the Torres Strait islands have no wireless communication to report the presence of strange craft.