THE GERMAN ESCAPEES.
&EEN FROM THE SCOW RANCI. THE LAUNCH PEARL AND THE SCOW MOA. Auckland, December 22. Captain Francis, of the scow Rnhgi, who gave the first information of the capture of the Moa, states: We left Mayor Island on Saturday at 6 p.m., and were off Mercury Bay when J sawtin- scow Moa; The launch in which the German prisoners had escaped wag alongside the Moa, and I knew tile Germans had escaped from Motnili', and concluded that they had taken possession of the Moa, We were four or live miles away at the time, hub as far as I could see there was. no struggle. Shortly after, the Moa .si led away under a press of canvas, lard 1 at once made for Port Charles Ito report the occurrence.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 22 December 1917, Page 2
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