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SIR DOVETON STURDEE. SOME STORIES OF A GREAT, ADMIRAL

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee who died at Wargrave House, Crawley Ridge, Cam- berley, last month, had a long and distin guished service career, but he will be. best known by the present generation as the hero of the Battle of the Falklandsor, the battle which avenged the Coronel disaster and which is regarded by some as the ctly decisive victory of the Great War.

It is as well to recall the fact that is was the day after the news of the disaster off Coronel was received that Lord Fisher, with that resourcefulness which was such a distinguishing trait in hint, issued orders that the battle-cruisers. Invincible and Inferille were to be detached from the feet and proceed forthwith to Devonport, dock sucre, have their hulls cleaned, take in six months' stores, and complete with coal. To Admiral Sturdee was en- trusted the task of secking out and des troying the enemy squadron that had wrought such haroc in the South Pacifie in the early days of November, 1914.

THE MAN AND HIS MISSION," The fitting-out of the Invincible and I'm-- Hesible was the first step towards the Julfilment of the vows of the crews of ships of the Grand Flect to avenge Coronel; hut the preparations were made with such profound wecrecy that the officer's und men were absolutely in the dark as to the mission upon which they were to embark. Vice-Admiral Sturdes, as he then was, had been serving at the Admiralty pntil November 8th, and it was on that day that he left London and pro- oceded to Davonport to hoist his Hag in the Invincible.

The story of the hustle and bustle which accompanied the equipping of the two battle-cruisers-unknown to the general public outside the Dockyard-is admir ably told by Com, the Hon. Harry Bing- ham, V.C., one of the officers who weat with Sturder, in his splendid little book, Falklands, Jutland, and the Bight." The work that had to be done at De- in three adya," he says. Was vonport

We stored and provisioned all colossal day and most of the night, and finally coaled from 3 um. on one afternoon until on the following day. A party of seven or eight public school direct entry midshipmen arrived in the nick of time to join in the proceedings.

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At the end of it one and all were completely exhausted. Officers and med, begrimed all over from top to toe, un- shaven, haggard, and weary, were stag gering about fike drunken flies. During our stay there was no question of leave and no chance of farewells to relations and friends."'

It was a few minutes after 4 p.m. on Nov. 10th that the vessels left Devon- port-course south: speed, 20 knots for 24 hours. When clear of home waters speed was reduced to 15 knots." "All that the officers of the two ships had been told was that they were going south and would therefore require tropical outfit, and that they might be away six months or more. It was not until the ships were at sen that the mystery was solved.

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SAIGON RICE MARKET.

The weakness of our market during the first days of the fortnight under review determined some business with Japan. But when only a few thousand tons were bought, and whilst some dealers, were ex- peeting a further drop, prices advanced again, stopping all transactions.

Mesere. Wm. G. Hale & Co. Ltd., of Adm Sturdce's new appointment-Saigon, in their fortnightly circular! temporäry our was Commander-in-Chief, dated June 2nd state:-" South Atlantic and South Pacific; and his instructions were to take the inrin cible and Inflexible under his orders and proceed southward at a maximum_econo- inical speed. At a certain rendezvous he was to be joined by cruisers already in South Atlantic waters; and with this and combined force be was to seek out annihilate von Spee's squadron, and there hese was to be no return home until these orders had been carried out to the letter. By the crews of the vessels this news was hailed with the greatest enthusiasm and the fact is recorded that when the

Paddy.-Detentors refuse to sell at a L eroased the fine" the occasion ships

celebrated with the customary cheap price atid stock their paddy. An ceremonies. Adml Sturdce, in welcoming they are not greatly in want of money, King Neptune and his retinue on the flag- it seems difficult to expect a real im- ship, explained why England had taken provement in our market in the near part in the war, her aims, and determina future. tion to see these realized, and, finally, the justice of ber cause.

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It is rumoured that the crop in China is deficient and though the Hongkong) market is still very weak, and, except from Japan, there is no enquiry at all from foreign countries, our market closed firma.

Freight to Hengkong-Market very No. charterHTS. The rate has weak. fallen to 13 cents per pieul. The Char- SECRET RENDEZVOUS.

terers of the Japanese 1.8. Bunko Mara Abrohols Rocks, situated 30 miles south fixed at 21 cents at the beginning of May of the coast of Brazil, was the secret would be pleased to cancel but offered a rendezvous, and there the battle-cruisers too small indemnity which was refused. were joined by the Carnarvon (flagship No fresh fixtures to report, of Bear-Admi. A. P. Stoddart), Kent, Cornwall, Glasgow, Bristol, and Otranto.

susceptible to the magic of the Admiral's personal charm,"

Adml. Stardee decided to proceed to the His exuberant spirits proved infectious to Falkland Islands, and as one of the par- the civilian passengers, who were no less ticipants in the epic battle which follow- ed has observed, "for once fortune was on our side." On the morning of December 7th the squadron anchored in Port William, the outer barbour of the Falkland

Admi Stardee lived to see ten anniver aries of the great battle with which his name will be associated for generations The squadron had not long to wait be to come. Adml. Sir R. F. Phillimare, at fore those serving under Admiral Stunder present Commander-in-Chief at Devon- were led to declare that his decision to port, was a captain, and in command of

inspired proceed to the Falklands was

On the morning following the arrival of the inferible when the Falklands Battle was fought and on the tenth anniversary the ships at Port William von Spee and last November Admol and Lady Phill- his squadron were taught in the trap, and

more 'gave a dinner party at Admiralty steamed "right into the jaws of the lign." After the German squadron had been House, Devonport, when there were pre- sighted the British ships put to sea, and sent a number of officers who were serving annihilated von Spee's squadron. Thus in the ships that took part in the battle. was Coronel avenged.

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NELSON'S FLAGSHIP.

LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.

A great post-war service by Adml Sturdeo was in connection with the re- Three After leaving the Falklands the British storation of Nelson's flagship. Squadron proceeded to Gibraltar, from years ago it was found that there was which port Admiral Sturdee-his services some danger of the Victory falling to being required nearer bome-and his staff pieces at her moorings, and she was re- cams home in a P. and O. steamer, land moved into dry dock. Bir Doveton Stur- ing at Plymouth on February 3rd, 1915. dee then set on foot a campaign to raise Com. Bingham was a passenger by the funds to preserve the ship and to restoro same vessel, and a paragraph in a chapter her to the condition in which she went of his book describing the passage is into action at Trafalgar This involvell worth quoting if only because of the per- extensive structural repairs and an enor sonal touch in his reference to the mous amount of alterations and additions character of the great sailor who has in the external details of the ship's bull. served his country so well

"The bomeward

in the P. hod

pasango 0. steamer," he says, was a very cheer ful affair, even though we eased down to might ots off Cadiz nad never exceeded that depressing rate of speed for the ro- mainder of the royage. Sir Doveton Btardoe was the life and soul of the ship (Continued on next Column).

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