HAPPY TO ARRIVE.
JAPANESE CAPTAIN. (Press Assn.) AUCKLAND, Aug. 2. “Wc are very happy to be here.” said Captain Baba, the master of the .Japanese motor-vessel Yamagiku Marti, In an interview to-day. He saitl the vessel was delayed for several days bv rough weather when GOO miles from Auckland and was forced to hcave-to for eight hours; thereafter she made only slow progress. To the suggestion that the international situation might have something to do with tho delay, Captain Baba displayed polite interest and smiled with the utmost goodwill. “What do the people of New Zealand think of Japan F” Captain Baba inquired. The interviewer gave an amiable reply. Hitler’s Russian campaign was discussed, but Captain Baba was not very interested. “Good luck,” he said as tlio interviewer departed, and his smile was very happy.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 207, 2 August 1941, Page 8
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