SWIM FOR FREEDOM.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8961, 29 October 1907, Page 1

SWIM FOR FREEDOM.

A bold bid for freedom lias been made by two young Russians. Bather than face the prospect of returning to their own country for military service they jumped from the Russian steamer Aleicoue into the English- channel, and tried to swim for the coast some eight miles away. Both bad taken life-belts, and after being some throe hours in the water they were nicked up by a Greek steamer oft' Start Point, and lauded at Cardiff. The Aleicoue is a Russian steamer, and it is alleged that the two young men, whoso names are Kirpoho and Kripau, stowed themselyves away at Liban. The captain, when they were discovered, told them he would hand them over to the Russian authorities. This threat so terrified them that when they saw land in the distance they leaped overboard aud made for it, preferring to take the chance of drowning rather than face a Russian prison aud punishment.

Interviewed at Cardiff, the young men gave a graphic account of then' daring attempt. “On Saturday morning about three o’clock,” thev said, “wo sighted laud about eight miles off. Though wo did uot know what laud it was, wo thought it must he England, and the impulse to make a pluugo for it was too strong, aud wo each appropriated a ship’s life-belt and leapt over. In about an hour a large vessel passed along some distance away, which, however, our shouts and arm-waviugs failed to stop. Wo must have been tossing about for at least three hours—it seemed more like three weeks—when another vessel came up to ns, and with a frantic effort we shouted aud waved onr arms. Then a boat was lowered with throe men in it. We were too exhausted to help ourselves, aud had to be hauled into the boat.” For the time the men are detained under the Allens’ Act, on the ground that they are penniless, but there are other grounds on which the Customs authorities can detain them until the Cardiff Consul can investigate their story.

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