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Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1948, Page 3

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y WELLINGTON, August 3. ,. The seeond draft of'the J Force left" Kure for Auekland this morning aboqrd the troopship Westfalia. Although the passenger list numbers 590, only 536 are New Zealanders, the remainder being Australians' dependants returning home. Commanding the New. Zealand draft which includes Maori troops of the '2nd Battalion, New ^ Zealstutl ,Begiment, is Major J. W. Mat'Murray, 'of Papakura. Brigadier L. Potter,"-Ooinmander of the J .l^oree, is trayeljing, hqmer on.; the , ship bnt is expeeted to retqr^n to'japan in. Septfimber. ■ y, j. 'k ■. , . : , Most of the. personnel returning' on the Westralia liaye . spent almoat an exaet year in Japan., . Tkey arrived in August last year aboard the Dunera., The Westralia is making onej stqp' only at Dreger in New..' Guihea;, forwater. > , • V ' E'xcitenxent Oii Harbouf. Last night two *NeW Zcala'iiders eaused a unild stir in 'harbour control eireles in Kure when a 12-foot yacht which they were sailing, capsized in mid-harbour. The irlen were • Jini Tliorne, of Masterton, and Norman Silk, of Auekland. At 7 o'clock they had taken the yaeht out in the calni waters of the harbour. I-Ialf an hour later when they headed out irito the centre. of the harbour, the Weather changed. suddenly. They tried* to get baek to the shelter of the. wharves but were overturned before they: eould do so. Fortunately a Japanese fishing vessel was elose by and pielced them up imme-, diately. This, however,: was not knowii by the harbour control- w.lio. had reseue eraft searching for them for some.time before it was diseovered -that 'they were safe. Neitlrer of the men suffered any injury and they retu.rned to tlieir uij.it today slightly chastcned. but unharmed.