Police Capture Papuan Gaol

£108 Recovered

Police Capture Papuan Gaol Breakers

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, March 14.

♦’TTHE two natives, Kalo and Apa, who stole £129 from the safe at Rigo Government Station, Papua, and who sub sequently received a sentence of 10 years, after which they broke gaol, were caught on February 25 at Tupuseleia by a detach ment of native constables. They were brought back to Koki gaol the following day.

One policeman of the party while cap turing the prisoners noticed a package being hurled into the bush by Kalo as he fled with the police on his heels. Later on informing the authorities, the police man was immediately sent back to the scene where, after a search, a parcel con taining £lOB/10/ in notes was found wrapped up in two prison ramis.

It appears that the object of the escapees was to get to Rigo where the money had been hidden and then cut across country for the west where their village lies.

Only £l3 of the original sum stolen is now missing.