OTHER VICTIMS.
LONDON, Feb. 27.
The Wolff’s next victim after capturing the Igotzmendi was the Matunga, with a valuable cargo. The British crew were taken on board the Wolff, and apparently were treated well. The three ships then proceeded to a desert Dutch island, where part of the Matunga’s cargo was stored, but the most valuable part was put into the Wolff. The Germans then sank the Matunga with a bomb.
The next victims were the Beluga and the Hitachi-Maru. The latter's crew being Asiatics, and the Wolff being overcrowded, a number of the prisoners were transferred to the Igotzmendi. A prize crew were also placed on the Hitachi-Maru and were ordered to capture a coal steamer, but they did not succeed. On her return the Wolff sank the Hitachi-Maru.
The was then near the coast of Australia, and the captain decided to return to Germany.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 17, 1 March 1918, Page 5
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146OTHER VICTIMS. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 17, 1 March 1918, Page 5
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