LANGUAGE PUZZLE IN CAPITAL CITY
JAPANESE SAILORS’ SEARCH FOR INFORMATION [ Special “Chronicle” Service ] WELLINGTON, July 26. There were quaint sights in Wellington streets to-day when the liberty men from the Japanese warships came ashore. Alarching through the streets abreast little brown men with solemn faces gravely inspected the principal places of the city. Weird Japanese characters were upon their hats, and one broad white stripe on Their collars took the place of the three narrow ones which, on the British sailor’s uniform, commemorate the three great victories of Nelson.
The men made noises like: “ Dammni-Koocki ’’ and “Hangowerrra, ” an/1 at every street corner knots of them surrounded men who unfolded and studied large maps of the capital and its environs. Most amusing of all was the sight of Wellington citizens attempting to direct totally uncomprehending Japs to some place which they probably did not wish to reach. After minutes of gesticulation the citizens would pause baffled, and the Japanese smile polite thanks and inarch on. Tho next street corner would sec the solemn study of the maps resumed.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 176, 27 July 1928, Page 7
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