ACTORS AS STOWAWAYS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16214, 27 April 1916, Page 9

ACTORS AS STOWAWAYS.

. » CHEAP TRIP FROM AMERICA., AUSTRALIA'S ATTRACTIONS. IVo stowaways, a Dutch Hebrew, named Jack Cook, aged 23, and an America Hebrew, named Louis Handman, iiged 21, were charged before Mr. F. V. Frazer, 831., in the Police Court yesterday, with secreting themselves on the ship Dongarra, with intent to evade payment of their legal faro, £20. Sub-Inspector Mcllveney, stated that at Sevt York the accused, who are vaudeville performers, entered into an arrangenent with members of the crew of the Dongarra to stow away \mtil the ship lad reached Australia, where they hoped :o obtain employment. One of them .tated that he had been unable to obtain imployment owing to the existence of a ing among vaudeville artists in America, die men were stowed away on the iteamer, and were not discovered until he was 10 days out. The two men were ilaced in close confinement on February 11, and kept there until sho arrived in Auckland. Tho men were not allowed to and in Durban. The accused said the facts as stated v - ere correct. Moving pictures had .ffected their work in America, and the lowing accounts they had heard of Ausralia prompted them to try to get there. Sub-Inspector Mcllveney said ho would (lake an effort to get tho men employlent in Auckland. Ho mentioned that he members of the crew implicated would o dealt with in Melbourne. The case was adjourned until Saturay.