NAVAL WARFARE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 63, 13 November 1914, Page 4

NAVAL WARFARE

END OF THE EMDEN. I i THE SYDNEY’S EXPLOIT. | i 1 CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL j QUARTERS. ' \ Press Association.— Copyright. | (Re*-. 0.10 a.m.) EOME ; Not. 12. Many newspaper# refer witk admirutiea to th« Emdem’a chivalrous treatment of captives. The Giornale D’ltalia »ajs: “The victory show* the enormous resources of the British Empire and emphasise# the part Australia is playing.” PARIS, Nov. }?. The Temps states; “We hasten to salute the first victory for the young Australian. Navy, which compensates to some extent Admiral Craddock’s defeat. COLOMBO, Nov 12. There are constant, references in the newspapers and in public speeches iu India to the importance of the Australian fleet’s service towards the sesurity of trade. There is profound relief that the Emdeu is destroyed. (Roc. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 12. British newspapers continue to give prominence to H.M.A.S. Sydney’s exploit. . (Received by the Prime Minister.) LONDON, November 11. O 111 ci a I. —Tl l o Admir; t! t y announce that the captain of the Em den and Prince Franz Joseph Hohcnianilern are both l prisoners and unwounded Iln-cfficial. —The losses on the Emlen were 200 and thirty wounded. The \dmiralty directs that honours of war ire to be accorded to the survivors, the captain and officers retaining their •■words. CELEBRATING THE SYDNEY’S VICTORY. (Received 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov., 13 The Millions Club has started a movement to celebrate- the Sydney’s victory b/ means of a week’s festival. The programme wil include au Australian drama, patriotic speeches, and other items calculated to arouse enthusiasm. The proceeds will be devoted towards relieving the Sydney’s injured and making presentations to her officers and 41'CW. EMDEN MUST HAVE HEARD DISTRESS SIGNALS. BUT FAILED TO ACT IN TIME. RAIDERS’ ATTEMPT TO CUT CABLE BAFFLED. NO FURTHER NEWS OP AYESHA. (Received 9.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE. November 12. The Eastern Extension Co. reports that communication with Cocos Island ts fully restored. The manager in an interview said that the staff on the island were aware they were under the protection of the British Admiralty though warships were seldom, seen. As soon as the Emden was seen approaching s.o.s. was sent out and also a cable to the naval office at Melbourne whereon they must have acted very promptly. A remarkable feature was that the Emden which must have heard the signals did not shell the wireless mast. As soon as the landing party stepped ashore they commenced to put the cable out of action, but as a result of long experience the. Eastern Company had been able to baffle raiders to some extent. Special precautions had been taken in this case.

When the Sydney hove in sight the landing party took boats io rejoin the Emden. but the ca,plain apparently decided it was too risky to await to •nek up the boats which then put back and watched the fight from the land. They remained ashore till night when they seized the 40-ton schooner Hyeaha and sailed away, first making use of a substantial food supply. This is unlikely to embarrass the cable statf. There is no further news of the Aresha PRESS TRIBUTES. LONDON, Nov. 31. Sir George Reid, referring to the capture of the Emden, says the sea breed is all right and never more all right Ilian when Australians are on Australian snips under the white ens'gn with the Australian flag at tie jackstalf. Newspapers pay highly eongratula- , tory. tributes. . * • Thw Daily Telegraph says that in the Nelsonian spirit of humanity every assistance tt»b rendered to the Emden ’a survivors. The Australians may be proud of the manner in which their Navy was blooded. It was New Zealand’» joy to know that her gift ship participated in the day's scoring a< Heligoland. To-day it is the Commoawealth's turn to rejoice. The Daily Mail says the rest of the Empire will frankly envy the exploit which, with very useful work in the Pacific already standing to Australia's credit, overwhelmingly jutifies the prescience and patriotism of starting its own naval unit. American papers declare that there must be especial gratification in Britain that as Australian -warship sank

3R9T&&ssatsaaumm contemptuous tone in which Gerrss^finvariably commented on the useleajness of the British overseas dominions for military and naval purposes. PAINFUL LOSS TO GERMANY. CAUSES DEEP DEPRESSION. ; (Received 9.20 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, November 12. The German press admits that the loss of the Emden. is painful since the British trade In Indian waters is again secure. The loss has caused deep depression following on the proud days after the Chilian engagement. THE EM DEN’S DEPREDATIONS. LIST OF THE SUNKEN SHIPS. The Emden, which has a sister, the Dresden somewhere oif the west of South America, was a “light cruiser” :■[' 2544 tons, armed with ten 4.1 inch nnall guns. She carried 'l6O officers ,nd men, and had a speed, under good conditions, of 25 knots, though he was reputed to be not a good •.learner in rough weather, . and was probably much slower by lack of docking facilities to clear her hull. The following is a list of the vessels which wore sunk or captured by the Emden: Indus, 3392 tons, built 1904, owned 1 by James Ncurse, Ltd., London. J Lovat, 5329 tens, built 1904, J, .Varrach and Co., Leeds. Kill in, 3544 tons, built 1908, Connell Bros., Ltd., Glasgow. Diplomat, 7G03 tons', built 1909 , 'harente Steam Ship Co., Ltd. Trabboch, 4014 tons, built 19.09, the Kyle Transport Co., Ltd., Liverpool. Kabinga, 4657 tons, built 1907, Bucknall Steam Ship Lines,. Ltd. Clan Matheson, 4775 tons, built 1907, Cayser, Irvine and Co., Ltd., Glasgow. King Lud, 3650 tons, built 1906.. the King Line (Phillips and Co.). Ribera, 3500 tons, built 1904, the Bolton S.S. Co. Buresy, 4350 tons (new), owned byMessrs. Burdick and Cooke. , Fcj Iq, 4147 tons, built 1902, Merantile S.S." Go;, Ltd/ ■VV'v Pumedic (probably Kumeric Jg tons, built 1906, Bank Line, Ltd. Chilka, "3952 tons/ built 1910, British India Steam Navigation Co .. . . Troll us, 7562 tons, built 1914, Ocean ?.S. Co., Ltd. Benmohr, 4806 tons, built 1912, WL "'homsen and Co.. Ltd., Leith Clan Grant, 3948 tons, tnPEJ9O2L Cayser, Irvine and Co., Pourabbel, dredger, built for Launceston. Exfort, 4542 tons, built 1911, Tatef 3team Navigation Co., Ltd., Cavdiif. 0 Kawagawa Maru, 1316 tons, Russian cruiser Jcaatchug,. 3050 . tons, built in 1903, six 4.7-iucli, ami il small guns, complement 385, speed