SHELLING OF NAURU
JAPANESE COLOURS DENIEDTOKIO, Dec. 29. The Nichi Nielli Shimbun’s Berlin correspondent reports that Germany admits the bombardment of Nauru, but denies that the raider flew the -Japanese colours. Mr ; AV. M. Hughes (Australian Minister of the Navy) is temporarily enjoying an Axis boom. lie Doinei News Agency quotes the official German News Agency as noting with approval Mr Hughes’s statement that tlie Nauru raider hoisted the German Hag before the bombardment. The Gormans say Mr Hughes has ‘.‘definitely refuted reports attributable to enemv propaganda that the raider was flying a friendly nation s flag. German warships, oh course, carry out their duties against the enemy under the German flag.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 27, 31 December 1940, Page 6
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