THE KONIGSBERG'S FATE
SUNK AMIDST THE PALMS (Rec. January 11, 9.15 p.m.) London, January 11. Captain Willett, of the steamer Nnwliridgo, which was sunk in the Rufige 'River, off Mafia Island, East Africa, in order to block the German cruiser Konigsberg from escaping, has arrived. He states that the Germans had skilfully concealed the Konigsberg among the palms, and the cruiser was not discoverable until the British obtained an aeroplane, which dropped smoke-bombs revealing the Konigsberg's. position. The British then shelled and sank her. C?tii|i|n Willrtt fc?,!li>v6(. that the &»«■ ,ifi.6hef&'fi wsiY. mitkii .with her., ,
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2356, 12 January 1915, Page 5
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94THE KONIGSBERG'S FATE Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2356, 12 January 1915, Page 5
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