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EXPERIENCE OF THE LINER MATAROA. UNDERWATER CRAFT OUTPACED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. BALBOA, November 15. The captain of the Mataroa, which reported last week that she had been chased by a submarine, said the submarine, travelling in the same direction as the ship, came to the surface two miles and a half away. He immediately changed course and ordered full-speed ahead, thus putting the submarine astern. Two guns were manned. The passengers were ordered to their boat stations and watched the chase calmly. The Mataroa. doing 15 knots, hadjhe submarine seven miles astern within an hour. The captain said he had orders nol to fire unless attacked. It was left to the captain’s discretion whether pursuit constituted an attack. The crew joked and took bets on the chances of the submarine firing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 November 1939, Page 4
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134CHASED BY U-BOAT Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 November 1939, Page 4
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