“ The whereabouts of most' of the Japanese civilian population of Saipan still remains in doubt. Probably some of the richer and influential residents escaped from the island before the American invasion, and others moved with the Japanese troops, refusing or refused permission to surrender, “ Most of the Japanese civilians who entered the American lines were lowcast Okinawas from the Loochoo Islands, who were used to a hard life, and were readily obtained for hard labour and low pay for work in the sugar plantations. Their blood is predominantly Japanese, and many speak the Japanese language as well as their own island dialects.”
Mr Arron left Queenstown last Thursday for Lake Wanaka. He has seen most of New Zealand now and will be leaving for Sydney early next month on his first step back to America. “ New Zealand is the most beautiful country I have visited, and Queenstown is situated in the most beautiful setting I have seen,” he concluded.
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Lake County Mail, Issue 47, 28 April 1948, Page 1
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