OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS.
THE MYSTERY OF' THE EMDEN
Why did the Emden the Second
come to New Zealand? The answer to that question puzzled many people, who now seize upon the latest incident, the strange adventure of the Island steamer Tofua with the German cruiser in the lagoon at the island of Wailangilala. It may now be suggested that the call at New Zealand was camouflage for the serious business of salving the valuable loot of the original Emden in that far-away lagoon, which could easily have been a hiding place of Emden I. what time she was raiding British shipping in South Atlantic waters and the South Sea Islands. In view of the fact that the raider destroyed several New Zealand and Australian ships and generally dealt with British shipping, it seems to us that official notice should be taken of the observations of the captain and officers of the Tofua. If there is hidden loot in the phape of treasure trove from the raids of the Emden in British waters, then that treasure is the property of the British Empire, and not of Germany. But how to prove it is the question on such romantic circumstantial evidence. —Feilding Star.
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Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17661, 12 August 1929, Page 4
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201OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS. Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17661, 12 August 1929, Page 4
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