Forty years on the Pacific : the lure of the great ocean, a book of reference for the traveler and pleasure for the stay-at-home . till America entered the war. She was then seizedand towed to Honolulu, having wilfully crippled her ownengines. The American authorities later on learned that she hadon board $12,000,000 in British gold, when she left Sydney. Upon the signing of the armistice, orders were receivedfrom Washington to seize all German property in AmericanSamoa. Search was made for the gold supposed to be inthe custody of the German firm, but only $15,000 were American naval
Forty years on the Pacific : the lure of the great ocean, a book of reference for the traveler and pleasure for the stay-at-home . till America entered the war. She was then seizedand towed to Honolulu, having wilfully crippled her ownengines. The American authorities later on learned that she hadon board $12,000,000 in British gold, when she left Sydney. Upon the signing of the armistice, orders were receivedfrom Washington to seize all German property in AmericanSamoa. Search was made for the gold supposed to be inthe custody of the German firm, but only $15,000 were American naval officer at Pago Pago, not being satisfiedwith this, conceived the idea of getting some natives to prodwith iron rods any soft spots of earth, with the result thatthey found several large terra cotta pipes filled with officer was not at liberty to disclose to my informant theamount secured, but he said he found a barrel of gold. Itis supposed the German authorities shipped some of the goldaway during the time of internment. Some of the cargo from the Elsass was only delivered tothe Sydney consignees four years BOTANICAL GARDEN, SUVA, FIJI
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