MOTUIHI ISLAND ESCAPE.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1917, Page 5

MOTUIHI ISLAND ESCAPE.

-.-.1.1.1., ~ «^, tttm MARTIAL TO BE «KJ>. TilE omifll OF Ifil'BßßkCß. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 17. Colonel C. ft MtDouU, ml bnperial officer, well known in Trentieun ud Featherston camps, wMfc Ootooei lie*** and Lieut-Colonel Gumming, a returned officer, have toeen instructed to pHleeed te Auckland to hold an inquiry into th« Motuihi Island escape. Night. The following is the tfrdef of releteMfe for the court of inquiry into -the cinfmt-slain-es regarding the escaped Germans: (1) To investigate and rap** tiWih* eircivustancea under tfhieh •eriain, patoners of war and internet ebttu escaped from the internment tamp oil Motuihi Island en or about Deoemtar 13. ; Wl7; (2) to report whether, in «* opinion of the court, such Matte, wM attributable to any neglect aTdafy «* the part of any officer, nun i iiliilniiiitlßM officer, or. soldier of the New Zeetandhiefence fore" , !%%$ repott m >f any, t, »atnedy matter* broqont to the notice of'fche comniandemißw Motuihi' Island to a letter from general headquarters, dated November S3, SO, a eopy of whieh ig attached; (4) to tovestigate and report upon any otfwf matter appurtenant to tftb inquiry. The Minister for (Defence states that he assumes the court iteelf wrll decile who should be present at the inquire, fcttT it is understood it was the intentioWtjßkt representatives of the press shwU'lM present, but not the generaj p*»Jr\rim matters' might be disabled wtteb. rlnwtffl not be politic to puMiah, and tfaafato would be adked to ontM Omau Imm>ttf accounts of the proceedings. FUGITIVfIS STOUL AT lAMB. Auckland, Beo.lA The official description of th&Qmum who.escaped is given as tmder: Count von Luekner, aged SS, 6ft. Kim in height, clean shaven, apestoi faokan English, walke.stiffly. Von Xttkner pt' wearing a bruo uniform and li»iAfu»fa with. German naval badge. Lieutenant Kerehiecc, neigkt Oft. Tml, talks first-class English, waubgNeaOgarik uniform. Von Egidy, height sft. ?in., stoj»s slightly, beard and mouetaoh*. timsS/f{. cant looking. Frcund, wireless operator, hejgbt &£. oin., stout, clean shaven, f«tr fthwwffta. Hardly understands Engfih. itfci. clotiiea. , , Guinn, wireless operator, shaven, very dark complexjou, «Bpliife' made. Krdmann, aged 30, height fife fair, brown eyes, ta!k»gool ftgfiit. & was wearing a sapor's--uiiKom. The following -were wearing nvni cadet uniforms:— Von Zatoreki, aged 23, height 6ft, blue eyes. Schmidt, aged S3,sft. IW»., bkektair brown eyes ' Mellert, aged 23, sft B*»., brofrn hair, blue eyes, clean shaven; very tfwmg. Paulsen, aged 24, very light, fcrovj hair, blue eyes, clean saWe*, talks Bag. lish well; might pass for ait Engiiehman. Khohn, aged 23, sft. JOin., dark brow* hair, brown eyes, clean shaven; hardli talks English. The fugitives have not yet been recaptured. Auckland, Dee. 17-(midnight). There is no news of the recapture ol the eleven Germans who' "MMrpWftfti Motuihi on Thursday night.