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CONDUCT OF JEWISH REFUGEES By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, October 27. With reference to reports which have appeared in newspapers regarding the conduct of Jewish refugees on the Aorangi on her recent voyage from A mcouver to Auckland and Sydney, the Union Steam Ship Company, agent for the Canadian Australasian line, states there has apparently been a good deal of exaggeration. “The commander’s report for the voyage, referring briefly to the subject, makes it evident that what Rouble did occur was largely the work of one individual who subsided after being remonstrated with by Captain Hill,” states the company. “The idea of some of the cabin class passengers that they should be allowed the run of the first-class was probably due to some misunderstanding at the time of booking. No doubt on account of the language difficulty. It is, of course, out of the question that passengers should be allowed the use of accommodation of a higher class than that for which they had paid. A considerable number of these passengers have been carried on previous trips without anything against them having been reported, and so far as the company is aware they were quiet and well-behaved.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21179, 28 October 1938, Page 8
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198REPORT EXAGGERATED Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21179, 28 October 1938, Page 8
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