THE GERMAN RAIDER.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1918, Page 3

THE GERMAN RAIDER.

IGOTZAIENDI RUNS ASHORE.. AFSTRALAINS 'ABOARD. LONDON, Feb. 26. Tin* Igotzmendi, the Spanish steamer captured by the raider Wolf, was utilised to convey the passengers and crew of the sunken vessels to Germany ; but was stranded north of Jutland. A. number of Australians and two New Zealand Army .Medical officers hyided from the Igotemendi. The

medical men were interned. further particulars. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20. The. Igotzmendi is aground near Skaw. She carried, a crew of forty Spaniards, besides the original passengers, , a German prize crew, and forty prisoners. The latter represent the crews - of ten vessels sunk by the Wolf, and include Englishmen, Australians, Now Zealanders, Americans, Chinese. Japanese, and Scandinavians.

Lighthouse keepers brought the forty prisoners ashore,. The Germans thus far have refused to leave the steamer which is hard aground and probably unfloatable. The German submarine commander came ashore, and was .interned, deijiite angry protests. According to sailprs. the Wolf captured the Igotzmendi in the Indian

Gulf two months ago, and placed a prize crew aboard. Since that time the Ipotzmendi followed the Wolf asJ sisting in all the marauding. Nobody j was allowed to leave the vessel during j tlie whole period. [ 400 LANDED. LONDON, Feb. 27. Four hundred; were landed from the [gotzmendi. THE MATUNGA’S SYDNEY, Feb. 27. 'flic Matunga, one of the Wolf’s vie- j tints was voyaging from Sydney to.Ra- j ban I, and carried As passengers Colon- | cl Straiigeman, chief of the medical | service at Rabaul : Major* Flood, his I wife, and seventeen others mostly.| members of , the Australian tropical 2 form which was returning from leave, jj The crew totalled forty-three. j j

THE CRUISE OF THE AVOLF

DETAILS OF CAPTURE

(Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 27. The Wolf’s next victim, e.fter eapbur ing the Igotzmendi /was the Matunga, with a valuable cargo. The British crew were taken aboard the Wolf, and apmrentlv treated well. The three ships then proceeded to a deserted Dutch island, where part of the Main nga’e cargo was stored, but the most valuable part was put into the Wolf. Tlfdi Germans then sunk the Alatniigo with a bomb. The next victims were the Beluga, ii'ml TTitaeh Mam. U'<\ latter’s crew being Asiatics. The Wolf being overcrowded, a nuin. her of prisoners were transferred to. the [gotzmendi. A prize crew was also placed on the Hitachi Maru and were ordered to capture a coal steamer, hut did not' succeed. On her return, the AYolf sunk tlie Hitachi Maru. The AA'olf was nbw near the Coast of Australia; and the captain dpcided to return to Germany. !

GERMAN CLAIMS. AND ALLIES DEN 1A L. TaUSTRAI.IAN A 5..1. CABLE ASSOCIATU'V- & lIEUTKK. j . f ADMIRALTY PER W-RELESS PRESS. < (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) • ' LONDON February 27. A : German, official message claims that the Wolf destroyed thirty five merchantment aggregating 210,009 gross tonnage. Several were laden .with troops andi the sinking therefore caused a corresponding loss of life. A communique also claims the sinking of the ..TajJane.se warship Harur.a of 28,000 tons and badly damaging a Japanese or English cruiser name unknown.

The British Admiralty states no British cruiser was damaged and the value of rest of report may be gauged by such a claim.

The Japanese naval attache declares the report as far as the Harnna or any Japanese cruiser is concerned is without foundation.

AUXILIARY RAIDERS. CREW.

LANDED AND INTERNED

5 (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) COPENHAGEN. February 27 Owing to the rough seas, the crews of the Igotzmendi signalled for assistance and two lifeboats brought them off. <

The Igotzmendi is probably now ,a total wreck. The prize crew will be interned, hut. the Spaniards will be sent home and the passengers accommodated in hotels. -