I had severalacquaintancesin theareabut not one of them came to myassistance.
Wedroppedanchorandwaitedfor thetugboatsto come toourassistance.
Theministermade itclearthat iftheiractionsledtowar, the British would not come totheirassistance.
Eventually, amemberof thesecuritystaffcame to the passenger'sassistanceand thetrainwashalted.