GUARDING THE CZAR
FIRING ON THE WOODBURN.
AN ADMIRAL'S STATEMENT. PILOT'S EXPLANATION. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received June 22, 10.55 a.m. ST. PETERSBURG, June 21. Admiral Voievodsky, who commands the squardon escorting tsje Czar, states that the firing on the Woodburn was due to the Finnish pilot of that vessel disregarding signals, and steering directly towards the Czar's yacht. The pilot explains that he was unable to hug the shore, owing to the draught of the Woodburn.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9224, 23 June 1909, Page 5
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79GUARDING THE CZAR Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9224, 23 June 1909, Page 5
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