Folio 536: handwritten memo unsigned relating to the performance of the Commander-in-Chief, China and to his suggestion to establish headquarters in Hong Kong. Also comments on the performance of the French Admiral;and on inter-dominion jealousy. A note written in red pencil on memo. ‘As proposed’initialled ?Winston Churchill 12th September [1914]. Folio 537: Telegram from Intelligence Office, Singapore to Admiralty 13th September 1914. HMS Minotaur, HMS Hampshire arrived 10 0am. Folio 538: Telegram from Singapore to Admiralty 13th September 1914. HMS Clio, HMS Cadmus arrived Sandaken. Folio 539: Telegram from Intelligence, Colombo to Admiralty 13th September 1914. Admiralty collier Cairngowan arrived and sailed bound for Hong Kong calling at Singapore. Folio 540: Telegram from R.A.C.[Rear Admiral Commanding]Australian Squadron via Thursday Island to Admiralty 13th September 1914. Owing to opposition at Hirado Island desirable that all occupying forces remain in New Britain for the present. Propose to leave Simpsonhafen with [HMAS] Australia, [HMAS] Melbourne and [HMAS] Sydney 14th or 15th September. HMS Encounter remains in charge Simpsonhafen with destroyers, submarines and auxiliaries. Very desirable that China Fleet with [French cruisers]Montcalm and Dupleix should assist in search for enemy’s ships. Folio 541: Telegram from Penang to Admiralty 13th September 1914.French [cruiser]Dupleix arrived 13th September 1 30pm. Folio 543: Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Singapore 13th September 1914. Proposal to establish your headquarters at Hong Kong approved. Movements of HMS Minotaur to be decided later. HMS Hampshire to join [HMAS]Australia at Fremantle by 7th October to be, for present, under R.A. [Rear Admiral Australia]. [French cruiser] Montcalm has been told can return to Saigon. Arrange future work for French ships. Folio 545: Telegram from Marine Bordeaux to Admiralty 13th September 1914. Requesting convoy for [French packet boat] Cordillere carrying smallarms and ammunition from Japan. Folio 550: Telegram from Reporting Officer, Manila to Admiralty 14th September 1914. German ships Beachum [Bochum] and Elmshorn loading coal about 5,000 tons each; former nearly ready to sail. Folio 551: Telegram from Commander-in-Chief Singapore to Admiralty 14th September 1914. Shall I go to Hong Kong in [British armed merchant cruiser] Empress of Japan. Propose HMS Minotaur, [Japanese cruisers] Ibuki, Chikuma under HMS Minotaur go to New Britain and act from there; will cover Australia during absence of Australian fleet. Arrangements will be made with French men-of-war and Russian Senior Officer for patrolling waters south of Singapore. Folio 552: Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, China 14th September 1914. Action approved. Initialled L.B. [First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, Prince Louis of Battenburg]. Folio 553: Telegram from Marine, Bordeaux to Naval Attache 14th September 1914. Consul at Hong Kong signals that [German cruiser] Emden is at Celebes and [German gunboat] Geier(?) at Macassar. On the 12th and 13th September wireless messages intercepted in the Bay of Biscay from Madrid and Cadiz to German cruiser thought to be Stettin. From Copenhagen is signalled that the airship L3 has been frequently seen on the coast of Jutland and that numerous workmen from Schichau, Blohm & Voss and Bremerhafen have been sent to Wilhelmshaven. Folio 554: Telegram from Navy, Melbourne to Admiralty 14th September 1914.signal heard from [German ships]Luchs to Tannenfels, “Go to 0 degrees 140 degrees East Long.”. [German ship]Tannenfels left Batavia 1st September [1914]. Later sighted making for Sunda Strait. Rear Admiral, Australia and China informed. Folio 555: Telegram from Intelligence Office, Colombo to Admiralty 14th September 1914.German [cruiser]Emden with four prizes sighted by station 18.0 N. 86.16 E. Intelligence Officer, Singapore informed. Am trying to inform [French cruiser]Dupleix and HMS Hampshire. Folio 557: Telegram from R.A.C.[Rear Admiral Commanding]Australian Squadron via Thursday Island to Admiralty 15th September 1914. [HMAS] Australia, [HMAS]Sydney, [HMAS] Melbourne sailed from Simpsonhafen for Sydney preparatory to conveying contingent to Aden. Propose HMS Encounter, [French cruiser] Montcalm, transports and destroyers occupy Friedrich Wilhelm Hafen, New Guinea. After this very desirable China Squadron with [French cruisers] Montcalm and Dupleix search for enemy’s ships. Folio 558: Telegram from Intelligence Officer, Colombo to Admiralty 15th September 1914.[German cruiser]Emden sighted position 18.0 N latitude 86.16 E. Longitude 5pm 13th September. [German cruiser] Emden sank British ship Diplomat and captured [British ship] Kabinga and Greek collier Pontoporos. Folio 559: Telegram from Marine, Bordeaux to Admiralty 15th September 1914.Consul Manila reports 3 other German steamers coaling at Manila. Telegram from Navy Office, Melbourne to Admiralty 15th September 1914 relating to German colliers at Manila. Folio 561: Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, China 15th September 1914. Send HMS Hampshire to search for [German cruiser] Emden at once. Folio 563: Telegram from Commander-in-Chief, China to Admiralty 15th September 1914. Intelligence Officer, Hong Kong has had personal interview with English stoker who left German collier Bochum at Manila. Reports either [German cruisers] Scharnhorst or Gneisenau met [German cruiser]Emden and [German gunboat] Geier about August 24th [1914]somewhere in Molucca Passage east of Gillelo. Bochum and two other colliers there also. They afterwards seperated, two former each with a collier in attendance. Folio 565: Telegram from Intelligence Officer, Colombo to Admiralty 15th September 1914. [British ship] Kabinga released by [German cruiser] Emden. Crew report [German cruiser] Emden left position 16 miles south-east of False Point 11 30pm 14th September 1914. Folio 566: Telegram from Admiralty to R.A.C. [Rear Admiral Commanding] Australian Squadron via Thursday Island.[French cruiser] Montcalm has been told he can return to China and confer with Commander-in-Chief as to future movements. He could deal with Yap and Anguar on the way. Folio 568: Sketch depicting breaks in Vladivostock-Nagasaki cables and handwritten note stating that breaks look deliberate. Initialled W.B.W.K 17th September 1914. Folio 569: Telegram from Admiralty to S.N.O.[Senior Naval Officer] Singapore 15th September 1914. HMS Yarmouth to proceed at once to capture [German cruiser] Emden in conjunction with HMS Hampshire. Transports must wait. Folio 571: Telegram from Intelligence Officer, Colombo to Admiralty 15th September 1914. British ship Kabinga reported that [German cruiser] Emden sank British ship Indus 10th September [1914], British ship Lovat 10th September[1914], British ship [Killin] 13th September, British ship Diplomat 13th September[1914], British ship Trabbock 14th September [1914]. [British ship] Kabinga captured 12th September released 14th September with crews of all above steamers on board complete. Folio 577: History Section Precis. M 01985/14. b: Memo C.O.[Colonial Office] to Admiralty 16th September 1914.New Zealand wires that [German cruisers]Scharnhorst and Gneisenau appeared off Apia daybreak 14th [September] and left noon steaming N.W. M 01985/14.