JAP TORPEDO BEATEN
FIRING MECHANISM FOULED Recd. 6 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 19. How a case of rations on a little ship recently beat a Japanese torpedo was told by Admiral Hklsey during a visit to tne Treasury Islands, which were recently occupied by New Zealand troops. The torpedo struck the vessel, which was carrying stores. It passed through cne side of the ship and also through a case containing glutinous rations, which fouled the firing mechanism, preventing the torpedo from exploding.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 275, 20 November 1943, Page 5
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