BOY STOWAWAY

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 6 (Supplement)

BOY STOWAWAY

Young Adventurer Sees

The World

Roy Edward Thwaites is only 18. but since he left bis home at Chatham four years ago, he has roamed the world as a lift boy and mess boy in liners, lias farmed in Cornwall, and tried his hand at a dozen different jobs, says "The Daily Mail.” London.

His latest exploit ended when lio landed at Plymouth on the arrival from New York of the United Slates liner Manhattan (24.289 tons), after a visit to the World Fair, which not: only cosl him nothing, but also showed him a profit. With only 2/6 on him fie boarded the Manhattan at Southampton with a visi tor's permit, forgot: to come ashore. “I played games and won a lot of money,” he said. “I have more than 10/- left now.” He was not discovered until, on arrival at New York, a steward found him asleep in a locker. He was taken Io Ellis Island, but under guard was allowed to visit the World Fair before being sent back to England in the ship in which he had been a stowaway. "I think I shall go to Jersey to dig potatoes.” he said.