Item 05: General William Holmes reports of operations and instructions for officers, 1914-1915 - Page 36
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[Page 36]
Navy Office Melbourne.
August 1914
SECRET
NOTES ON GERMAN POSSESSIONS IN PACIFIC
List of Possessions.
| European Population | ||
| German | Total | |
| German New Guinea (Kaiser Wilhelm Land) | 264 | 282 |
| Bismark Archipelago (Islands included in German New Guinea, on one of which, Neu Pommera, is Rabaul, the seat of the Government) | 482 | 685 |
| Carolines | 154 | 264 |
| Marshalls | 91 | 179 |
| Samoa | 329 | 461 |
(Note: The bulk of the non-German European inhabitants are British)
German wireless Stations in Pacific.
Rabaul (Herbertshohe) This Station does not appear to be working yet, although it was reported to be completed in April, 1914. It is 4 miles inland from Herbertshohe.
Yap (Caroline) Working. Call sign K.C.A. Apparently connected with German and Dutch Cable Station (not heard since 12th Aug)
Nauru (Marshalls) Working Call sign KBN
Apia (Samoa). Reported to be completed in July, 1914, 30 K.W. Believed to be Telefunken. Report to be 8 miles inland.
Palau
Anguar - Working (Carolines) No information as to whether working.
Ponape
Tsing Tau (China) Working