San Francisco, Jan. 18, It is reported that two Australian enuisers and one Canadian gunboat are lying off San Franeiteo harbour about 100 miles out.
This has prompted the immigration authorities to change their plans to ship the crew of the German liner Columbus (scuttled on December 10 avoid capture by a British destroyer) in Japanese steamers.
Immigration authorities say the crew 1s temporarily held at the immigration station. Tt had been under-'Stood that the crew would return to Germany vin Japan and Russia.
The crew of the Columbus was picked up by the USS, Tuscaloosa and taken to Bills Island for examina-jon by. Smmigration authorities—Router.
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