Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 73
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[Page 73]
The day wore on slowly -but till about 5 pm when we again sent our our call thro Space – Crack, crack, crackgoes went the electoricflame messenger just like an X-ray machine throwing a ten inch spark – This time we got a reply & from the Eastern too – It's a wonderful thing – Where was she? – About 8 pm we got her position in code & Mr Bumpus picked up her recognition signal at 3 am on the 2nd - & now she is behind us & we both proceed to Rabaul – together – We got an important bit of news viz that the German cruiser Cormorant is interned at the American island of ?Guam in the Carolines – for the rest of the war – Our other enemy the ?Eifel Frederick is still at large – whereabouts is not known but supposed to be coming this way – we darkened ship at 7.30 &