GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC.
REPORTED INTENTION TO ANNEX AN ISLAND. Raceived March 15, 12.55 a.m. NEW YORK, March 14. A Canton telegram to the "New York Herald" states that it is believed that Germany intends to annex an island in the Pacific and transfer her naval base. The supposition is strengthened by the fact that the commandant of the German squadron at Canton shipped aboard a German steamer a quantity of food supplies, guns, ammunition, and material for the erection of a barracks. The destination is unknown. <The British cruiser Flcra has been ordered to watch the vessel.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3138, 15 March 1909, Page 5
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98GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3138, 15 March 1909, Page 5
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