AN IMPUDENT THIEF
LONDON, September 21. George Young, a tailor, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for breaking into “ Plevna ” Ryan’s room in the Rembrandt hotel and demanding money from Mrs Ryan, who was alone at the time. The latter called her husband, who, after a fierce struggle, secured Young. [Dr Charles S. Ryan, of Melbourne, is known as “Plevna” Ryan by reason of his connection with the Turkish forces as a surgeon during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-8. Ho -was in Plevna during its siege by the Russians, up to its capitulation in December, 1877. He was a personal friend of the Turkish commander (Osman Pasha), and for his eminent services as a surgeon was decorated with the Order of Medjidie and the order of Osrnanieh, and acted as Consul-general for Turkey in Australia for some years. Ho offered his services to the Australian authorities, and was engaged as a surgeon at the front for some weeks, but was evidently in England at the time of this occurrence. Though an elderly man, ‘Plevna” Ryan is not one whom a burglar would wish to meet in a personal encounter.]
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19151006.2.165
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 3212, 6 October 1915, Page 65
Word Count
189AN IMPUDENT THIEF Otago Witness, Issue 3212, 6 October 1915, Page 65
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in