Military Clash at Pukapuka
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Though the outside world heard nothing about it, American, Dutch and Japanese forces clashed on the Northern Cooks atoll of Pukapuka in September. The clash was in the form of a 40-a-side cricket con test, between the villagers of Ngake dressed in a Pukapuka version of a Dutch Army uniform; the villagers of Roto in American Army uniforms approximately; and the villagers of Roto dressed in their version of a Japanese naval uniform. Why, we don’t know. But a good time was had by all—and the “Dutchmen” won hands down.
The combined forces then did justice to a feast.