AN ANXIOUS TIME

Evening Star, Issue 23100, 28 October 1938, Page 12

AN ANXIOUS TIME

TOURISTS BY THE ORCADES NAZI FLAG THROWN OVERBOARD [Peb United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, October 28. Passengers by the tourist liner Orcades had an anxious time in the Mediterranean and Suez Canal during the four days of the Czech crisis. The watertight bulkheads were closed, and at night a floodlit 27-foot Union Jack flew from the stern. At Gibraltar the passengers’ feelings were not brightened by the sight of a 'Suauish Republic destroyer badly holed, while three of Franco’s warships waited half a mile outside the harbour to complete their work of destruction when she emerged. Two hundred Europeans, mostly Germans and Australians, were on the steamer bound for Australia. Only one “ incident ” is reported. When the flags of many nationalities were unhung at a gala dance, including the Nazi flag, the European Jews told the committee that unless the flag was taken down they would boycott the dance, but before the ship s officers could remove it the flag was reported to have been thrown overboard. A dancer in fancy dress, who represented Hitler, was asked to change his costume.