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The S.S. _Hitachi Maru_, 6,716 tons, of the Nippon Yushen Kaisha (Japan Mail Steamship Co.), left Colombo on September 24, 1917, her entire ship's company being Japanese. Once outside the breakwater, the rough weather made itself felt; the ship rolled a good deal and the storm...
A fine lifeboat, manned by sturdy Danish sailors, was alongside the ship; the sea was very rough, but our ship steady, firmly embedded in the sandy bottom, and driven farther in...
7. Chapter 7It must not be supposed that the life of the prisoners on the _Igotz Mendi_ in any way approximated to that of passengers on an ordinary passenger ship. To begin with, there wer...
10. Chapter 10The Germans were now getting very anxious as they approached the blockade zone. They affected, however, to believe that there was no blockade, and that there was no need of one...
8. Chapter 8We had been encouraged by the Germans to think--they had in fact definitely told us--that the _Igotz Mendi_ with us on board was to be sent to Spain when the Germans released he...
9. Chapter 9A last effort was made to persuade the Captain to ask the _Wolf's_ Commander to release the Spanish ship here, take all the prize crew off, and send us back to Cape Town (which...
5. Chapter 5Life on the _Wolf_ was very different from life on the _Hitachi_. To begin with, all the single men of military age from the _Hitachi_ were accommodated on the 'tween decks, and...
4. Chapter 4So confident did the Germans feel of their security that they stayed in this neighbourhood from October 20th to November 7th, only once--on October 28th--moving a few hundred ya...
6. Chapter 6The two ships steamed along in company for the next three days, usually stopping towards sunset for communications and sending orders. On Sunday, the 11th, we were invited to a...
2. Chapter 2Escape in any way was obviously out of the question. At last the raider got under way and began to bear down on us. Things began to look more ugly than ever, and most of us thou...
3. Chapter 3The _Hitachi_ was now a German ship, the Prize Captain was in command, and German sailors replaced the Japanese, who had all been transferred to the _Wolf_. The German Captain s...
1. Chapter 1The S.S. _Hitachi Maru_, 6,716 tons, of the Nippon Yushen Kaisha (Japan Mail Steamship Co.), left Colombo on September 24, 1917, her entire ship's company being Japanese. Once o...