Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-14
CAPTURE Of SIX
RAIDERSAT
SUVA DESCRIBED

The last mall from Australia
brought advices "a 20 the capture OF
two officers and four sailors from the
German raider Seeadler The follow
ing is from the Sydney Telegraph,
On Friday evening, Sept. p. there
landed. under armed guard, at the
Queens wharf, Suya. six Germans. two
being officers in naval uniform
They had been captured that morn
ing on the northern side OF Wakaya
island, between Viii Leyu and Nanua
Levu They were then in 20-foot
power boat. armed to the teeth. with
machine guns. rifles and a supply OF
bombs. and their capture was the re-
suit Of brilliant piece OF huff on the
part OF the officers concerned Sub
Inspector II. c. Hills and Inspector a.
z. Howard.
On the Thursday word had been
brought by a half-Caste into l-evuka
that a PARTY of strange Europeans
were at Wakaya, that they refused to
talk to the natives, and had taken pos
session of a cutter there. Sub-In-
spector Hills of the F'ijian COnstabu-
larry. with a party OF Fijians at once
set out from Levuka in a cutter Bad
weather. much to their good fortune,
as it turned out, compelled them TO
turn back.
BY this time the steamer Amra "A.
L. S y. Coz, the interisland steamer,
a boat of about 300 tons, put in an ap-
pearance at I.evuka and she VAS re-
questioned. Early on Friday morning
she came to Wakaya and as she made
for the entrance the strange boat
could be seen making for the passage.
A 22-foOt boat was lowered and into
this went SubInspector Hills and his
party OF Fijians, six III number. In
speCtor A. r. Howard had joined the
party by now. The only weapons they
had were an ordinary Colt revolver in
the possession OF the Sub-inspector.
while the inspector had an automatic
pistol. The Fijians were not armed,
although they were in the uniform OF
the constabulary. They made straight
for the strange boat and cut across its
bows.
"Sub-Inspector Hills stood up and
challenged them. BY this time he saw
they were in German uniform.
IL call on you to surrender, in the
name OF the King, he said. He made
no attempt to draw his revolver,
which was still in his hip.
Who are you came the response
IN excellent English. What do you
belong to?'
81 call on you to surrender was
the quick reply. / do not wish to par
ley
After some hesitation the reply
came The Germans. for such they
turned out to be, surrendered.
They then suggested they should
tow the other boat to the Amra. but
Sub-Inspector Hills was taking nc
chances After accepting the leaders
automatic revolver and disarming the
rest OF the men, he ordered them into
his boat, all but one, whom he retain
ed to run the engine-a motor engine.
The other boat, with the German pris-
eners in it, was then towed to the
Anna, now lying close by.
When they boarded the Amra 1t
became apparent to the Germans they
had been bluffed. There was not a
weapon of any kind, much less a gun.
The only weapons were those in the
possession Of the two officers, while
their boat was practically chock full
of weapons and munitions.
-. We did not come this distance to
be captured by an unarmed boat ex.
claimed the leader.
They were brought to Suva and
disembarked at night on the wharf.
They marched through the streets,
which were crowded with Europeans.
Indians and Fijians. For a time all
went well, until an Indian called out,
in tones Of disgust, 'Baby-killers,' and
for a time it was bedlam let loose,
Indians and Fijians giving vent to
their thoughts.
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