INSOLENT GERMAN.
- —-----— 4 v. ARMISTICE DAY INCIDENT. BRITISH RULE IGNORED. COLOMBO, Nov. 11. AVidespread indignation has been aroused by the insolent behaviour of Captain Stiyker, of the German vessel Ockenfele in Colombo . harbour. The pilot tendered the port notice of the Armistice observance. The captain asked: AA T hat is this nonsense ? > The pilot replied: They are the rules of the port. The captain: I don’t give a for your port regulations. The pilot was' told to throw the notice down anywhere. During the period of silence work continued, and a live elephant, bellowing loudly, was hoisted aboard the ship. The pilot has submitted an official report to the harbour authorities.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 November 1924, Page 13
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111INSOLENT GERMAN. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 November 1924, Page 13
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