RAIDERS HAUL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 1, 2 January 1941, Page 3

RAIDERS HAUL.

FROM TEN SHIPS. AUSTRALIAN RESCUE. SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST. I "I hrtvp I'lf- ir-iire ill anlloimeinj: that I a -hip fruni Australia lia- n'-Hinl 5()(l pcri>r>n<> «hu iiad bocii landed on Hereinlipr 21 from an enemy commerce raider •.i) the -mall i-land of ICmirau. in ihi}'ii«niflri- aroup. north of New liuinwi." -aid the I'rinie MinUtor. the lit. Hon. P. L-'ra-rr. in a lintiidcnct nnnouiii-eilient on ,\>w YcdiV o\ c. J "Inforiiiatiini is still ineoinpleto." he «.»id, -but it. i« lielicvfd tlint siirvivoiv , ironi the- Tui-iikiiiii. Xotou ami Uiiiiiwoikl. and ])0-silily cortain service per- • oimel from nthpr \r'--els. arc --till almartl the raider, and mi news of tin . In ml i n<: uf tlio>e norsous Inis yet bee.n rpeci\ ed. Turakina's Fight. •It i> i'e|*>rted. altliouuli eonfirmatinn is r-1 ill awaited, that there are only 2-' i j >.iir\ ivois from the Turflkina, which i> said *.o have fought the raider for two and a half hours. "The. rescued people are of British, French. Polish and Norweuian nationality, and include 70 women and seven children. They jire from the passengerand news of the Komata. Rangitane, Holm wood. Triona, \'imii, Triaster and Triadie. The next-ofkin of those, lielonainp to Xcw Zealand are bcin.rz informed by telegram ae definite information come* to hand. -* Lives Lost. •[ very much regret that there wp.re ■•orae ca.-ualties on these ships." the Prime Minister continued. He said that Hanjritane passengers who had lost their live* werp IVFiss A. W. Scott, a nurse; Miss D. A. Boeston, a seorotary: Mr<. r:. 11. Da vies, Miss K. E. Mr. A. Tocher and Mr. J. Y. Dixon. whose parents resided in Wellington. All wei'e returning to the United Kingdom after acting as escorts to Britieh children sent to Australia. "Of the ftanjritaiic.'s crew. McMr*. W. Moore. lanipman; V. Stiickfuss. yrreaser; S. H. Strickfiii-s, greaser; and Micr* ■'. Skinner, tourist class ste.wanles?, 10-t their lives,' , the Prime Minister, said. "In addition, ilrs. C. Caeteila, fimt cla»<s stewardess, is missing and believed dead. Two Officers Dead. "On the Komata. the chief officer. Mr. T. A. Mack, of Xcw Zealand, and the -econd officer. Mr. J. L,. Hughe*, of New Zealand, arc also dead. On the Triadie. one Filipino lost hi* life, and on the. Triona four Filipinos paeeed away. "I should like, to express my sincere sympathy, which will. I am sure, be shared by all New Zealanders, with the relatives of. these unfortunate people. "Them is every reason to believe that this is the full list of casualties on the Komata, Kangitane, Triadie and Triona, and that there were no casualties on the Holmwood, Vinni and Triaster. "Aβ detailed information comes to hand those, of the next-of-kin in 2sew Zealand will be informed as soon as possible by telegram," llr. Fraser coneluded. .