A GREAT ORDEAL
OF DUTCH REFUGEES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, May 19. The terrible ordeal of eight Dutch refugees who spent 74 hours in .an open boat in the North Sea was revealed on arrival at a British port. During the nightmare journey, the refugees were constantly bombed and machine-gunned. Their only food was a small loaf and a quarter-pound of butter.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1940, Page 6
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