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THE STOWAWAY PROBLEM

.Stowaways . are increasing in numbers in Britain to such .an extent that the, Governor of Winchester Prison (Mr.. S. !&.. Humphrey) is finding difficulty iri. arranging for .their accommodation. . Addressing the Southampton ■branch of the ' Prisoners'. Aid Society recently, he said that more than 100 stowaways .were committed ..from Southampton last year. r' Stowaways," Mr. Humphrey said, "are mostly young men 3 some of them only boys, and in no sense of the word can they be considered .criminals. . V They', are only doing what we ourselves would do. They have -left . tapir ..own country ■hoping 'torobtain work'- abroad and, having failed to dp so through no fault of their own, have endeavoured to get back to their native land by the/only possible- way open to them, "Those stowaways who are still .under twenty- ■ one are~in..every. case..senLbnck to their homes, and assistance is given to the ■older ones."

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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 22

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THE STOWAWAY PROBLEM Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 22

THE STOWAWAY PROBLEM Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 22