A THRILLING STORY
HOW A STEAMEB. OTJT-SAILED 'A SUBMARINE. By T«Te(rrs.r>h-Preß3 Association—Oojiyrifht London, December 6. A thrilling story is told of how tha British merchantman, Japanese Prince, cscaped from a submarine. A passenger says: "For fivehours she struggled to' escape, inoanwhilo we were boinj- heavily shelled. It was the most exciting time of my life, .shells were dropping into the water all around. The captain stood pluckily at his post zig-zag-ping and handling his vessel with wonderful ability and iudgraent. The crew loyally helped._ Finally the passengers, wlio were thriU-od by the excitement, had the satisfaction of scoing the ship slowly outpace her ruthless pursuer. By a miracle we reached port safelv. Tiio gallantry of the crew was recognised by tho ehipowuera, who gave £600 'to the captain and a similar sum to praw. • ;
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2638, 8 December 1915, Page 5
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134A THRILLING STORY Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2638, 8 December 1915, Page 5
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