ROUND WORLD CRUISE TO OCCUPY A YEAR

Shannon News, 5 July 1929, Page 4

ROUND WORLD CRUISE TO OCCUPY A YEAR

Emden Calls at Many Ports Although unadorned' by the thrilling exploits which marked the voyages oi the historic Emden of 1914, the cruise 'of her successor in a peace-time mission i« full of interesting incidents (sa> = the New Zealand Herald). Emden has already travelled half-way round the world and by the time she returns to Germany early next December, she will have circumnavigated the globe. Germany was left on December 5, 1928, Emden sailing from WiLhelm*haven, the German military P° rt / nd station, for the German North Sea fleet, which lifts behind Heliogolaad. Alter pasring down the English Channel, Emden struck rough weather m the Bay o? Biscay, and then ran into better conditions. A call was made at Cartagena, the chief Spanish naval arsenal in the Mediterranean Sea, •> where a ■warm- welcome was received. Emden stayed at Naples for a week, and the officers and men were given a very fine reception. It was the first time that a German warship had visited naples since.the war. Captain von Arnauld went to Rome and was personally received by. Sign or Mussolini, the Prime Minister. Visit to Constantinople. . in speaking of conditions, in Italy as he found them, Lieutenant Krauss, the wireless officer, said that he: was im-pressed-with the good order which existed under the Fascist regime. He had known Italy previously, and to his mind things were very much better there now than they wore before. After leaving Naples, Emden kept a rendezvous with the German training cruiser Berlin in Grecian waters, where both s<hips carried out gunnery and torpedo exercises off 'Coph&lonia, one of the .lonian Islands. The nc::t port of call was Constantinople, where the ship's company received a very fine reception from the Turks. Bad weather was the only thing that marred the visAt> and 3ft. of snow in a. country unaccustomed to snow, fallowed within a day or two by a thaw, gave rise to conditions that were not imaginable. There, again, the visitors received the impression that, although Tv.rkey was suffering from a lack of capital, she was making a good recovery from the effects of the war.

Port Said, where the British cruiser Concord was met, through the Suez Canal, and then Aden, were the next places on the ship's itinerary. Four pleasant days, in &pitc of the heat, were spent at Aden, where games of hockey were played between teams from the crew and others from the Eastern Telegraph company's staff. Big-Game Shooting in Africa. Following that, the vessel sailed down the coast of Africa to call at Mombasa, in British East Africa. There most of the ship's company set foot upon African soil for the first time ai-d they enjoyed their stay immensely. Many excursions were made inland, while the captain was taken upon a big-game shooting expedition to Nai robi, on the Nyassa Plain. He secured a bag of antelope, but though the spoor of a lion was followed for some' hours he did not have the good fortune to signt him for a shot. "The Britisli authorities treated us woll," said Lieutenant Krauss, "and placed every facility at the disposal of the cadets for their comfort and enjoyment." A fortnight, was then spent at the Seychelles Islands. "A little hot, but very agreeable," remarked Lieutenant Krauss. "The reception given to us by the British authorities and-the people, who arc French in origin, was very warm,'-and wc left many friends there. East or was celebrated during the ship's visit, and the men greatly appreciated the thoughtfulness of the British officials when they placed one of the quarantine islands with its barracks- at their disposal.' "As a result of this action the cadets were able to go ashore 1 in relays, and ,for two days, escape the excessive heat on board as well as secure a respite from military life. Red, Green and Blue Lakes.

Four more days were spent in the Dutch Bast Indies, in taking on supplies and in exercises, and then Emt.T coal and replenish her oil supplies. After that a visit was paid to the Sumba Islands, and on Flores Island the voyagers saw one of the most beautiful sights seen on the cruise. It was only since 191 G that Floras had been explored, Lieutenant Krauss stated, and even now the work was not complete. They were taken on an excursion to a volcanic orator, Kcli Motetoe, which ris.es to gf height of about 5000' ft., and there were shown three lakes —one red, one green, and the other blue —which were dis-covered by Dutch officers in 1916. "It was a marvellous spectacle/' said Lieutenant Krause, enthusiastically, "and one, 1 understand, that has been seen only by 200 Europeans." A call was next ma.de at Macassar, in the south of the Celebes, where there is a large German colony, and from there the cruiser proceeded to Portugese Timor, where there wore many more excursions for the officers and men. More coil and oil were taken on board at Thursday Island, in Torres Strait, and from here the Emden made the trip across the Tasman Sea to Auckland in 11 days. Throughout the voyage the health of the men had been good. One man had to be seat back on account of pultrouble, and an operation for appendicitis had been successfully performed, otherwise theire was no untoward incident. Generally speaking, the ship, bad experienced good conditions, but on Sunday, before reaching the protection of the New Zealand

coast, she ran into very heavy weather in which she behaved admirably. Other Ports of Call. Emden will stay at Auckland until July 5, when she will leave for Wellington, remaining there until July 22. From there the cruiser will continue her world tour, calling at Suva, Pago Pago (Samoa), Honolulu, San Diogo (California), Punta Arenas, through the Panama Canal, West Indies, Venezuela, Trinidad, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, and then back to the port of commencement, Wilhelmshaven. Another training cruise will be commenced by Emden in January, owing to the fact that the new cruiser KaTlshrue cannot be finished by the builders in time. Emden will replace her until about May or June, 1930.