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message to the Fire Commander East asking for instructions

as to what I should do if she didn't stop, as I thought

it as well to do so. I received a reply that I was to

fire another round across her bows and if she didn't stop

then, I was to fire a round at her upper hamper. As

she failed to stop when the third round was fired across

her bows, I fired the fourth round at her bridge. Still,

she made no attempt to stop and I received another

message from the Fire Commander East to fire another round

at her upper structure. This I did and the ship immediate-

ly hove to. I should think that about two minutes must

have elapsed between the firing of the third and fourth

shots and about three minutes between the firing of the

fourth and fifth shots.

According to the orders laid down, I should have been

justified in firing lyddite shell at the ship after the

first shot had been disregarded, but all the five shots

were plugged shell.

Captain W.P.A.Hattersley-Smith, R.G.A. "On the 12th

August, 1914, at about 4 p.m. I was on the Lyemun Artill-

ery Parade Ground which is over å mile from the Pakshawan

battery by road, when I saw that the battery were firing

at a ship entering the harbour. Then the third shot

was fired I ran down to the Battery and as I reached the

outside of the battery the fifth round was fired. I

estimate that it took me 4 or 5 minutes to get down and

that this time elapsed between the firing of the 3rd and

5th rounds.

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