GERMAN STEAMER'S RUSE
The San Francisco correspondent of a Sydney'paper, writing under date September 6, eays:—Captaiu J. Minnsen,in\ command of the Norddcutsohor Lloyd liner Pommern, has arrived at the Hawaiian Islands, after an exciting expert ence in the Pacific. The Pommerii steamed from 'Brisbane with less than five tons of coal in her bunkers; . and passed ivitliin a few miles of. several. British war ressols in 1 the course/of. her voyage to Honolulu. She reached the Hawaiian premier port with all the coal used, and w v as compelled to use fuel valued at 10,000 dollars through burning ■ several tons of copra.. Tho Ppinmern carried about 3500 tons'of Australian pro-, ducts, including wool, hides, and copra, and it is expected that.-the. liner ivill remain at Honolulu for an indefinite period. Captain Minnsen eluded capture by a hostilo fleet of warships by repainting his command to resemble:a Swedish ; freighter. When requested-through wire-' less to give his flag and registry, he declared his steamer the Swedish cargo carrier Venus, proceeding "to- San Francisco for orders. Tho reply apparently satisfying the British officers, the German Pommern was permitted' to continue the voyage to Honolulu ?: without further interference., Tho voyage was covered in 18 days. , * • ~* :
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2267, 29 September 1914, Page 7
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201GERMAN STEAMER'S RUSE Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2267, 29 September 1914, Page 7
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