"German Harry"

Letter to the Editor T SEE that inquiries have been made ± for a certain “German Harry”; and, in the January issue, it is stated that a Captain Harry Christensen, a Dane, was known to be at Papeete in 1918.

The “German Harry” known about Cooktown and Papua, since long be fore 1900, was well-known to me from 1898, and I think that he may possibly be the man inquired for. The “Harry” and “German” were only nicknames, as his real name was Soren Christen sen, and he was a Dane. We were partners for a time in the beche-de mer industry, so I naturally got to know him very well indeed, and he made no secret of his past life, which had been full of adventure and rom ance.

I am pretty sure that this “G.H,” was never in Tahiti. He died in Sydney about 1916 or 1917.

I am, etc.,

C. O. Anderson,

s.s. “Papuan Chief.”

Port Moresby, 11/2/1939.