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SOS GAVE CLUE TO
GRAF SPEE
the
Fresh facts are brought out in an official account of battle of the River Plate, compiled in the Admiralty, and now published, says the Daily Telegraph.
It was the distress signal sent out by the wireless officer of the London steamer Doric Star, 10,086 tons, that provided the clue to the whereabouts of the German pocket-battleship Ad- mital Graf Spee and enabled Commodore Harwood, as he then was, to make contact with her off the Plate.
A Colombo Landmark To Disappear
A landmark in Colombo-the old Government Factory-will dis- appear, shortly with the handing lover of the site to the Colombo
| Municipal Council for the building of the new Central Market, saYS
the Ceylon Observer.
A section of the factory bulld-
The tactics it was proposed to it was recovered without loss of use were practised beforehand, so time very smart operation--it that there should be no need for continued to spot the fall of shotings was demolished some years signals during action.
for the two 8in
cruisers ago when the Factory moved to its "Actually the British squadron Continuous action had ceased at new home Kolonnawa.
The old Government Factory was .was below strength, its most 7.40 a.m., having for an hour pre- powerfully armed unit, the 10,000-viously resolved itself virtually established in 1849, with about a ton cruiser Cumberland, having to a chase of the Graf Spee, hundred workmen," when the been detached to the Falkland which had again and again at City was not so developed as it is Islands early in December.
tempted to get away by altering today. The Beira Lake in
those Gathering from jumbled wire-course under cover of smoke days ahmust reached the gateway of the ractory, with only a nar-
less signals picked up that an ac-screens. tion was Iri progress, her captain The Exeter's second pair of Bin row road and the railway line in- left the Falklands on his own ini- Kuns were knocked out and a tervering. tiative, and "made the longerte fire started between decks. The first Factory Engineer was passage in 34 hours." arriving in Notwithstandig, she re-entered Mr. H. A Larkum and Mr. W the River Plate on the evening of the action." She had a seven 'de-10 was his assistant the day following the battle.
gree list and was down by the Aflêz Mr. Larkum's retirement LANGSDORFF'S MISTAKE bow, but was still steaming at full the duties of the Factory Engineer Being attacked by the Exeter | power and Aring with her two re-were carried out by Mr. Walter from the one side and the Ajax mahing guna
Deed. Mr. E C. Davies succeeded
and Achilles from the other, Capt. In HMS Achilles the main as the permanent Factory Engi- Langsdorff. of the Graf "Spee.
guntiery control positien was neer in 1878 with Mr. W. C. Perero made the initial mistake of "spilt momentarily put out of action by as ħils gazistant, ting: the fire of her main arma-shell splinters which killed four ONE OF THE BEST IN EAST.- ment, but the Bih gunfire of the ratings and sturmed the gunnery In 1895 Mr. Perera died and was Exeter "seemed to worry the officer, but "a seaman boy behaved succeeded by Col. T. G. Jayawar- enemy Blmost from the, begin with exemplary coolness despite dena as Assistant Factory Kingi- ning." and induced her to concen- the earnage around him, and con-necr. Mr. Davies as Factory Ei- trate on that ship after the Arst tinged his duty of passing in-gineer started with a pay of Rs. formation to the guns," while "s 3,000 against the present Initial sergeant of Royal Marines re salary Rs. 15,00 mained uncomplainingly at his duties until the end of the action by leaps and bounds and in 1931 although seriously wounded.". was considered to be one of the
five minutes.
The Graf Spee opened fire at 6.18 a.m., the Exeter at 8.20 and the other two ships at 6.21 and 6.23 respectively. "These two 6in gun cruisers immediately develop- ed a high rate of fire, combined with great accuracy." so troubling the enemy that at 6.30 he again
was driven to divide his 1lin gun- fire between his assallants.
"This temporarily reduced the volume of heavy fire to which
H.MS. Exeter was subjected."
Since 1886 the Factory advanced
After a further graphic descrip-bast equipped workshops in the tion of the progress of the battle, Fast.
"
Capt. Hyde was a strict
trator
CLIS-
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1940. —PAGE 11)
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the Ajax and Achilles, it is ex- Mr. Davies was succeeded plained continued to shadow the 1911 by Capt. G H M Hyde as PLO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG Gref Spee closely and safely Factory Engineer. shepherded her into Monte Video
where she entered just ciplinarian and an able adminis Roads, after midnight... In the meantime. two of her Tribute is paid to the engine Mr. James Gmy succeeded Mr. Elx in guns had been put out of and. boller-room personnel of the Hyde as Factory Engineer in De-
the boiler cember 1821. action and other damage done British warships. "In
He was considered which temporarily threw the shiprooms," it is stated. "gun blast in his day 11 one of the best out of control, until the captain caused the flames to leap about a mechanical engineers to Ceylon. took charge from the after steer-foot out of the fronts of the He was responsible for designing furnaces, yet the stokers, many of the new factory at Kolonnawa CHASE OF GRAF SPEE them youngsters, never paused in costing a little over a million HMS. Ajax catapulted her alr-their work or moved back from rupees. craft at 6.37, and until 9.15. when the boilers."
ing position.
THE WEATHER
The maximum temperature yesterday' was 37 and
the núinimum' 78. /
The Royal Observatory report states:
Pressure is highest over the Pacife to the east of Japan and is relatively low over N. China and Indo Chins
GULF OF THAILAND
LIGHTS
The following lights in the Gulr of Thailand are reported as being extinguished:
(1) Position--Lat, 120 38 N.
Mr. W. N. Perers Assistant Mechanical Engineer, who retired a few years ago after 41 years of service may claim to be one of Ceylon's greatest bridge-builders,
for with the exception of three
four, all the bridges during his time were designed and built by him.
Long. 1000 52 É. (approx.), Light Another who has for a long
Goh Tan Tav.
(2) Position-Lat. 6° 28′ N, Leng. 100 04 E (approx.). Light-Goh
A shallow depression is moving yao. westward over the Visayas,
:
time been connected with the Government Factory is Muhan- diram J. C. G. de Silva who was Store-keeper. Mr. de Silva is now the Store-keeper of the Depart-
other is developing to the north FIRING PRACTICE ment of Government Electrical
of Guam.
WEATHER
REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am., August 13. Barometer, (at ses level), 29.88 ins. Temperature, 88 F.
Humidity, 72 per cent. Wind Direction, S. Wind Force (Beaufort), 1, Temperature; maximum yesterday,
"88 F. Temperature Minimum last night,
78 F.
L
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th
today, 0.00 ins
Total rainfall since January 1st,
99.85 124.
Against an average of, 59.42 ins Sunset, tonight, 6.57 p.m. Bunrise tomorrow, 5.59 am.
4 p.m. Aug. 13. Barometer (at dea level), 29.80.
Firing practice will be carried out between 10 am, and midnight tomorrow.
Firing areas A, B, C, D and E will be affected.
Fiting practice will be carried out between 9am. and midnight on Friday..
undertakings,
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 14 to $1 Ang 1840.
Data of
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16
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Sat. 17
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49 15 23
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7 1
02:41
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22 38 5
15 54
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Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature, 87 F Minimum temperature, 78 F. Rainfall, nil
Mon. 19
1004
6.9
03 24
29
2304
16 2 10 74
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Tue, 20
30 34
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28
23 26
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Temperature, 85 F. Humidity, 76 per cent. Wind Direction, ESE?
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