In the first few weeks of the war the shipping activities of the PPC were thrown into a confusion compounded by the promulgation of laws which prohibited trade and communication between Australia and enemy territory. Nauru, being a German possession, came under this heading but the Company had an obligation to continue to maintain the operation and the workforce of over 1000 people. This brought the Company into an embarrassing conflict situation with the navy. There are further references to this situation in Item 6, particularly in regard to the charter ship 'Messina'

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