BRAZEN EFFRONTERY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 234, 27 June 1919, Page 7

BRAZEN EFFRONTERY

GERMAN INSOLENCE AT SCAPA WHAT EYE-WITNESSES SAW (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright London, Juno 25. An eye witness on board, a patrol boat states that tho first indication of the scuttling of the German Fleet was that the crews of several ships were eeen rapidly throwing btiggago into small boats. A lieutenant of the patrol boat guessed the explanation, and ordered tho crew lo get their cutlasses and rides ready, and threatened to lire unless the Germans returned. But the Germans had cunningly thrown tho oars away, rnd declared that they were helpless; and their officers, wearing yellow k'd gloves, and smoking cigars, insolently demanded to be picked up.' Tho ships sank with dramatic swiftness. Tho eye witness did not. £«e the red (lag; only the admiral's Hag and Signal pennants, lie noticed that the Bmden's- forecabin was gay with bunting, and detected a 'distinct odour of tobacco and spirits, as if thero had evidently been an orgy overnight. Ho believes the time was carefully chosen to synchronise with the ;■ absence of the British Fleet— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . GERMAN CAPT-iIN HANGED BY HIS CREW. (Rec. June 2C,' 11.5 p.m.) ■ London, June 25. Some of the German sailors hanged theiv captain at Scapa Flow prior to scuttling their ship—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. •