THE RAIDER MOEWE.
FIGHT WITH THE OTAKI. Copenhagen, March ii 9. Tv,enty-two neutral sailors have arrived from Germany from the Moewe's victims. Many neutrals were captured on armed British ships. The Moewe met on March 10 the armed British steamer Otaki, outside Capetown, and a violent battle ensued Six of the Moewe's crew were killed, and the Otaki was sunk. A fire broke out in the Mowe and raged for three days. The. Moewe-was hit seven times The Otaki's captain, mate, engineer, and one or two sailors were kilhd. The Moewe's hold was full of prisoners, nearly 600 being aboarJ.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3234, 3 April 1917, Page 5
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