Item 06: General William Holmes correspondence, 1900-1915 - Page 119
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
H.M.A. NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
SYDNEY, 16th January 1915.
CONFIDENTIAL
Sir.
In accordance with instructions received from the Naval Board, I beg to enclose for your information a copy of Naval office telegram No. 27 of 10th January to me.
2. -The Naval Board inform me that this is in reply to your message commencing "Special Pneumonia" :---
"Information just received that German ship
"Choising" left Pedang 10th December ostensibly
"for Lorenzo Marques. Possibly intention was to |
"rendezvous Schooner "Ayesha" and take crew on
"board".
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[Signature indecipherable]
Captain-in-Charge
Colonel Holmes,
S.S. "Eastern".