▁Tam ale , ▁a ▁town ▁that ▁had ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁– ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁pass ages ▁from ▁the ▁N ativity ▁of ▁Jesus ▁were ▁narr ated ▁in ▁the ▁D ag ban i ▁language ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ ▁The ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁terminated ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁mission ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁as ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁Bas el ▁mission aries ▁who ▁were ▁mostly ▁German ▁or ▁Swiss ▁German ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁col ony . ▁The ▁Col onial ▁Secretary ▁wrote ▁to ▁G . ▁Z urch er , ▁the ▁General ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁with ▁a ▁deport ation ▁order . ▁A ▁propag anda ▁piece ▁by ▁now - def unct ▁Cape ▁Coast - based ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁Le ader ▁published ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁accused ▁the ▁German ▁mission aries ▁of ▁“ se ek ing ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁in ev it ability ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁victory .” ▁ ▁The ▁mission aries ▁were ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁Acc ra ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁week ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁deport ed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁E ight ▁mission aries , ▁six ▁Swiss , ▁one ▁Australian ▁and ▁one ▁American , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave