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REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE EMDEN.

SINKS FOUR MORE SHIPS. London, Sept. 29, 4.f5 p,m. The Admiralty announce that the Emden during a few days captured and sank in the Indian Ocean the British steamers King Lud, Pumedic. Riberia, Coyle, and captured the collier Surest. The crews of these vessels were transferred to the steamer Drysdale, which lauded the crews at Colombo this morning. [The King Lud was a steamer of 3650 tons, built in 1906, and owned by the King Line (Phillips, Phillips and Co.) The Riberia was of 3500 tons, owned by the Bolton S.S. Company, and built in 1904, The Burest is a new steamer of 4350 tons, owned b}' Messrs Burdick and Cooke. The names of the other ships mentioned are not in Lloyd's Register.] Fremantle, Sept. 30. An overseas steamer has brought news that the German cruiser Emden was captured on Sunday by British and Japanese cruisers. Official confirmation is lacking.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1305, 1 October 1914, Page 3

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REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE EMDEN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1305, 1 October 1914, Page 3

REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE EMDEN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1305, 1 October 1914, Page 3

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