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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 3, 4 January 1940, Page 6

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Graf Spee Prisoner. Tfce one Aucklander among the British prisoners landed at Monte Video from the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Bpee was Mr. Archard D. Dixon, son of Mrs. Margaret Dixon, of 26 Brighton Boad, Parnell. He left Auckland on October 13, and sailed from Sydney 10 days later ns a deck boy on the Tairoa to get his passage to England. A few days before the ship reached Cape Town he celebrated his 21xt birthday. The Tairoa was sunk by the Graf Spee on December 3. Mr. Dixon was born in Swanage, England, and received part of his education in China. No Christmas Day Thera were some people who were unable to celebrate Christmas Day on December 25 simply because that day was for them wiped off the calendar. They were members of the United States Antarctic Expedition at present in Dunedin on board the North Star. On the voynge out they crossed the <inte line on the night of December 24 with the result that when they awoke next morning it was December 20. Even though they had missed Christmas Day according to the date, they did not overlook the celebrations, and a Christmas tree, a bauta Claus, a Christmas dinner and a special concert were among the items on the programme tor the day. An Uncrowned King Besides calling at Pitcairn Island, the North btar, the United States Antarctic Expedition ship, dropped anchor at another interesting island in the Pacilic — Kafa Island, the French colony. Members of the expedition were welcomed by a French vicomte, who is the only white man living on the little island, which, however, has a population of 2 bz Polynesians, 'the Frenchman is practically king of the island, and, in fact, be is even more than that. He is the island doctor, lawyer, judge, postmaster and school teacher—to mention but a few of his \aried tasks, borne years ago he was an accomplished civilian air pilot, but he left hie native Frauce to take up coffee-planting in the Pacilic. lie was very much surprised and even more interested to learn that France and Britain were at war against Germany. It was the first news he had had of the war, and he told the Americans fiow dearly he would like to light for his country. “But,’* he added wistfully, “X think the Government believes 1 am too useful on this island ever to let me return home to join the Air Force. * *

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