U.S. PLAN ABANDONED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 7

U.S. PLAN ABANDONED.

Send Home Stranded German Sailors. BRITISH CRUISERS AT HAND. (Received 1 p.m.) OAKLAND (California). January 18. A plan to embark r>l2 officers ami members of the new of the scuttled German liner Columbus (:{2,.*>ti.j tons) in the Japanese liner Tatsuta Main (10.973 tons) has been abandoned because of coincidental reports that three, cruisers, which incoming mariners assert comprise two Australian and one Canadian, aie lying off the (iolden Gate. The Germans arc being temporarily housed in the quarantine station at Angel's Island. It is understood that they will be departing later. Small proups made an effort to thwart "eiieral capture in New York. Fifty-seven persons, who were over a«e for military service, cabin bo\s and stewardes.es uoin the ( olumhiis" sailed for Germany in the Italian liner lbx (~>l.ni;2 tons).

It wa« n M K.rU- ( l from X,w York on Friday last that 400 of tlie m-w of the Columbus, who aro of military a-t----would he sent to the west coa«t, from which they would f.,r (icrmany. via Russia, by Japanese shij.s Tlioho over aj,'e would take neutral ships from York.