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Steamer Voyaged To England ;"■'..; . ■". *) Africa. '-. "';■ : \". ;r'*' • POLISH VESSEL'S ESCAPE. . (Received 10.30 a.m.) ' ,' LONDON; August 2. The Polish eteamer Kroman has arrived at a British port after evading a German attempt to detain her at Dakar, French, West Africa. The Germans arrived by air and planned to seize the Kroman, which was immobilised by the removal of vital machinery. . Polish engineers patched ujp" the engines and the ship escaped through the harbour defences and reached Britain without cliarte. V; A British official wireless message eay» the, vessel has a tonnage of;18e4«J e / : *?! kain has.' , been pereonally con-J gratulatel w the! naval authoritiee on the enjglneerjng ekiU, and fine , by him arid his , crew. '■ --. .'■-■v'Xr , .;-: ••'*',.':" : -"-/ : - -■ "•■'?. :-■■•■•■ y
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 183, 3 August 1940, Page 10
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116WITHOUT CHARTS. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 183, 3 August 1940, Page 10
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