Folios 14-24: Surgeons general remarks. The ship arrived at Fernando Po on 31 December 1860, the Kroomen carried out coaling operations. Whether Fernando Po is a healthy place for Europeans is discussed, the presence of swamps and unhealthy odours and the role of the soil in producing disease. The experience of the Spanish colony is described. The building of roads and a sanatorium in the mountains is mentioned. Improvements to Clarence Cove and an increase in population, clearing of the forests. On 7 January 1861 they sailed for Ambas Bay carrying Mr Laughland, Acting Consul, and Mr Mann, a botanist. They dropped off Mr Mann in Ambas Bay and sailed up the [Cameroens] river to Segua Town. Here we remained until the afternoon of the 10th January holding palavers with the native princes and chiefs; and after deposing King [Acgan] from his royal dignity – with whom the consul and English merchants could not effect a satisfactory arrangement, and nominating someone else to fill that elevated and highly responsible position, we got under weigh and proceeded down the river, anchoring again in the estuary for the night. On 11 January, they anchored at the mouth of the Malimba River and Captain Wratislaw and the Consul set off up the river to settle a dispute over a theft from Mr Walkers factory. They got a promise of restitution but in order to guarantee the repayment took the son of one of the chiefs as a hostage. In return, the people of the town took Ordinary Seaman Samuel Robinson as a hostage. The following day, 12 January, they returned with the ships boats fully manned and armed and demanded the immediate release of Robinson and instant payment of the debt to Mr Walker, threatening to burn down the town. Their demands were met with and they returned to the ship by mid day. Samuel Robinson was uninjured but put on the sick list with dyspepsia. They next visited Batanga, on 14 January, where they settled another dispute about thefts from Mr Laughlands store there. On 16 January they steamed up the Old Calabar River and anchored at Duke’s Town, which is described. They remained 4 days holding palavers and then returned Mr Laughland to Fernando Po. They visit the town of Bonny on the Bonny River, the town is described and its jew-jew house, said to contain thousands of skulls of human sacrifices. After laying buoys in the river channel they return again to Fernando Po. The prophylactic measures taken against fever are described and the treatment of the 13 cases of fever and 8 of diarrhoea. Folio 20 lists 17 men who were lent to HMS Brune on 21 February to escort Mr Foote, Consul of Lagos, in settling a disturbance at Porto Novo, 11 of the men developed fever afterwards. Also lists 10 men sent to accompany Commodore Edmonstone in an expedition against Porto Novo on 22 April, of whom 4 developed fever and one dyspepsia. On 6 May they visited the Governor at Christiansborg and were detained overnight on shore, in spite of taking quinine Captain Wratislaw was affected with fever. From 15 May to 22 June they cruised between Lagos and Whydah and then returned to Fernando Po. On 4 July a comet was seen to the north and a little to the west, it had a very attenuated tail of about 22 degrees in length. On 8 July the surgeon was among a party visiting the shore to get fresh provisions when he was thrown in to the surf and wet through and had to go to bed immediately at Mr Tays house while his clothes dried. The whole party was obliged to stay the night on shore and got chilled. In spite of having taken quinine, Mr Keenan suffered fever for 6 days and Mr Cheyney, who had also been present and had also used quinine, became ill 14 days later. They visited Fernando Po and St Paul de Loando [Luanda] and then went to their cruising ground off Mangue Grande. On 29 October they captured a barque carrying 870 slaves, who were found to be mostly in good health apart from some cases of craw craw. The surgeon says The barque was well found in everything necessary for the support and comfort of the slaves, nor did they seem to be overcrowded in the vessel. They again visited Fernando Po and St Paul de Loando [Luanda] and on 19 December cruised up the Congo as far as Pointa de Linha before returning to their cruising ground. Folios 22-24 discuss the diseases during the year and treatment. Folios 24-27: Daily sick list. Folios 28-29: Blank.

Folios 435-436: telegram from French Naval Attache to Marine Bordeaux, 9 November 1914 – various squadrons are concentrating to oppose German Squadron West coast of Africa is only weak point remaining. Folio 441: telegram from Durban to Admiralty, 9 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle arrived and sailed. Folio 442: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 9 November 1914 – fighting has begun in Orange Free State [General] Botha starts tonight in command of a large force. Folio 445: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 10 November 1914 –HMS Hyacinth arrived. Folio 453: telegram from Admiralty to Ascension Island, 11 November 1914 – asking if island can supply transport and accommodation for staff to erect wireless station. Folio 455: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 11 November 1914 – ministers worried in case German squadron from Chile relieve Ludertitz Bay Naval force here is insufficient to cope with them Admiral says he must withdraw ship from Walfisch Bay This will enable Windhuk to be revictualled History Section M 03549/14. Folio 468: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Simonstown to Admiralty, 12 November 1914 – asks for details of battle of Coronel Is German squadron intact? Two months ago Germans at Ludertitz said that Germans would come in two months and turn out British Looks as if German Squadron is coming to German South West Africa. Folio 473: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief East Indies, 12 November 1914 – HMS Weymouth to proceed to Simons Bay. Folio 477: telegram from Senior Naval Officer Simonstown to Admiralty, 13 November 1914 – have told Governor General of South Africa that I am withdrawing ships from Walfisch Bay and that Expedition must be suspended until Germans are accounted for In view of internal situation this cannot advance for some time. Folio 482: telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor General of South Africa, 13 November 1914 – Cape Squadron is being reinforced by HMS Minotaur and HMS Dartmouth and Commander-in-Chief has been informed of importance of protecting army base. Folio 487: telegram from Admiralty to Senior Naval Officer, Simonstown, 13 November 1914 – when HMS Minotaur joins you it will be possible for you to move to Walfisch with HMS Albion keeping all your forces concentrated HMS Dartmouth and HMS Weymouth joining you. Folio 488: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Australia, 13 November 1914 – ten German ships off Valparaiso early 13th November Folio 490: telegram from Senior Naval Officer Mombasa to Admiralty 14th November 1914 – HMS Weymouth sailed for Simonstown 7am. Folio 491: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 14 November 1914 – HMS Albion left Walfisch Bay – will be here 16th History Section M 04432/14. Folio 493: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 14 November 1914 – am sending [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle to Walfisch Bay to relieve HMS Albion. Folio 499: telegram from Durban to Admiralty, 15 November 1914 – HMS Dartmouth arrived. Folio 507: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty 16th November 1914 – request Admiralty notify owners of Station Collier Newbridge used by HMS Chatham to block in [German cruiser] Konigsberg as to disposal of vessel and arrange terms of purchase. Folio 511: telegram from Intelligence Officer, Cape Town to Admiralty, 16 November 1914 – following from British Consul General Loanda – owing to action of German troops in attacking ports in Portuguese territory, Portuguese expect orders to seize or expel German ships in harbour [Note – Admiral Sir Henry Jackson] – suggest [French cruiser] Pothuau go from Cameroons to wait off Loanda. Folio 517: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown 16th November 1914 – your 365 cartridges for QF[quick firer] 12 pdr 12 cwt guns 2000 sent by mail steamer Norman 14th November No shrapnel can be spared Use common shell from stock. Folio 518: memo from ETC, 16 November 1914 – Luderitz Bay is now in cable communication with Cape Town. Folio 524: telegram from Admiralty to Intelligence Officer, 17 November 1914 – if German ships are ordered to leave Loanda French authorities will be asked to send [French cruiser] Portuau to deal with them Folio 528: telegram from HMS Minotaur, Mauritius to Admiralty 18th November 1914 – arrived and will leave 20th Arrive Simon’s Bay 26th. Folio 535: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 19 November 1914 – HMS Dartmouth arrived and docked, will undock 21st November Folio 543: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape 19th November 1914 – when naval operations in East Africa are completed HMS Goliath will refit at Simonstown. Folio 546: telegram from Navy Office, Melbourne to Admiralty, 20 November 1914 – German spy says [German cruisers] Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are proceeding to Cape to attack Australian convoy supposed to be using that route. Folio 564a: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, 22 November 1914 – HMS Defence will leave Abrolhos 25th to join you Until then keep HMS Minotaur and HMS Albion together and other ships either with them or under guns of Simon’s Bay. Folio 573: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 25 November 1914 – Union Government propose to send Expedition to Walfisch Bay 12th December I think it should not start until German squadron is dealt with Request instructions. Folio 575: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 23 November 1914 – have recalled [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle to Simon’s Bay. Folio 584: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 24 November 1914 – date of sailing of expedition now advanced to 2nd December. Folio 585: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, 24 November 1914 – will reply when [German cruiser] Scharnhorst’s movements are known. Folio 607: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, 26 November 1914 – when HMS Defence joins squadron expedition can be sent to Walfisch Bay escorted by HMS Minotaur, HMS Defence, HMS Dartmouth and your squadron Route will not be safe without escort of a force which can beat the enemy. Folio 610: telegram from Point Natal to Admiralty, 27 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle arrived. Folio 612: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Simonstown to Admiralty, 27 November 1914 – HMS Minotaur arrived. Folios 621-622: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 27 November 1914 – have expressed to Governor General of South Africa following objections to Walfisch Bay Expedition Escort must remain to protect base as no 92 guns ashore Impossible to protect two bases simultaneously If sea work limited to Luderitz Bay risks reduced by half to three quarters My earliest date from Cape Town to Walfisch Bay 14th December Propose to leave in HMS Minotaur with HMS Albion, HMS Dartmouth, HMS Weymouth, HMS Hyacinth and HMS Astraea 1st December for Luderitz Bay thence to meet HMS Defence and return to Simon’s Bay If Walfisch Expedition postponed shall remain at Luderitz Bay. Folio 623: telegram from Point Natal to Admiralty, 28 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle sailed. Listing continued in ADM 137/13/5.

Folios 445-454. Africa, Miscellaneous (General): code 450, file 3801, paper 16052. Sent by the Colonial Office on 10/05/1906. Transmits correspondence, with enclosures, from Henry McCallum, Governor of Natal regarding the complaint of George A Tounta; Tounta was a refreshment room proprietor who, having sold out to his partner, left Durban for Dar es Salaam from where he wrote some very foolish letters to his friends; he appeared to be suffering from insanity when he left Durban. Received on 11/05/1906. 10 folios.

Folios 461-469. Africa, Germany: code 418, file 1604, paper 22383. Sent by the Colonial Office on 30/06/1906. Transmits despatch from Sir Henry McCallum, Governor of Natal respecting correspondence between Governors of Cape Colony and Natal and consular authorities in German South West Africa and asks what instructions should be given. Received on 02/07/1906. 9 folios.

Diverses photos, surtout de ses collègues militaires (1910-1948) ; Carnet d’ordre (poste de Muhavura, 1909-1910) ; Documents relatifs à l’incident de frontière à Ufumbiro (1909) et procès-verbal de la remise et de la reprise des territoires Ruzizi-Kivu (septembre 1910) ; Documents (comptes-rendus, ordres) sur la campagne offensive de la Brigade Sud en Afrique orientale allemande et sur la prise de Tabora (1916) ; Notices biographiques, rédigées par A. Lederer et coupures de presse ; Nominations et décorations (1918-1958) ; Copies de télégrammes relatifs à la défense des frontières (1918) ; Cartes : Cartes de Lusambo, BumbaBasoko, Coquihatville, Léopoldville, Kikwit ainsi qu’une carte générale des marches et combats de la Brigade Sud (campagne offensive, avril-octobre 1916) et une carte routière allemande (mission Kasaka, 08 juillet 1916) ; Instruction générale du colonel Ermens à l’état-major de la Force publique (1925) ; Documents sur la Commission de Protection des Indigènes (1930-1931) ; Invitations à des réunions d’associations diverses et témoignages de satisfaction et de remerciements à son égard (1915-1920) ; Papiers divers concernant sa naturalisation (1920) ; Copies manuscrite et dactylographiée de son article sur « Les avatars et les desiderata de la navigation sur le Haut-Fleuve ». Dossier biographique d’Olsen : Informations sur le général Olsen transmis à A. Lederer par le major Steenbech (Lettre d’Olsen à sa famille en 1901, photo de sa maison natale au Danemark, notice biographique)

Übernahme der Einrichtungen der Goldküste zur Förderung der Kakaokulturen im Schutzgebiet Kamerun, 1912 - 1913 Mitarbeit der Missionsgesellschaften an der Förderung der Eingeborenenkulturen, 1913 - 1914 Stand und weitere Entwicklung des Landeskulturwesens. - Denkschrift zum Etat 1912/13, 1911

Enthält: Gesuche von/für Wiederherstellung der Katharinenkirche in Oppenheim, Deutschen Wohltätigkeitsverein in Konstantinopel, Internationales Hospital zu Neapel, Deutsche Lutherstiftung in Berlin, Vereinigung für Ferienkolonien und Sommerpflege, Komitee zur Verbreitung der päpstlichen Enzyklika über die Arbeiterfrage, Pastor Harms um Gewährung einer Beisteuer zum Bau einer Kirche in Bant bei Wilhelmshafen, Völkerschlachtdenkmal bei Leipzig, Stift Nobilitas in Potsdam, Schützengesellschaft Tell bei Kulmbach, Deutsche evangelische Gemeinde in Pretoria, Pädagogisches Museum in Philadelphia, Denkmal des Prinzen Friedrich Karl von Preußen in Metz, Katholische Kirchengemeinde zu Wörth, Soldatenheim in Jüterbog, Rheinischen Evangelischen Afrika-Verein für Kirche in Windhuk, Kirchenbau der Deutschen Evangelischen Gemeinde in Shanghai, Verein Deutsches Volkstheater in London, Gebäude für evangelische Unbemittelte in Karlsbad, Errichtung von Seemannshäusern in Wilhelmshafen und Kiautschau, Bismarckdenkmal auf dem Knivsberg, Blücherstein in Treptow, Schriftstellerheim in Jena, Ostasiatische Expedition des Deutschen Flottenvereins, Verein zur Fürsorge für die schulentlassene Jugend in Berlin, Verband der Veteranen der deutschen Armee in Pensylvanien, Nationales Marinedenkmal für die untergegangenen Besatzungen preußischer und deutscher Kriegsschiffe, Kirchenbau der evangelischen deutschen Gemeinde in Mexiko, Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission zu Metz, Deutsche katholische Frauenmission, Kaiser-Friedrich-Denkmal in Metz, Deutscher evangelischer Schulverein in Brünn, Deutsch-katholische Frauenmission in Paris, Hellmann-Denkmal in Neiße, Deutschem Schulverein in East-London, Stiftung von Ehrenpreisen für das 22. Deutsche Verbandsschwimmfest in München, Kaiserjubiläums- und VI. Österreichisches Bundesschießen in Wien, Seemannsheim in Antwerpen, Fritz-Reuter-Denkmal in Stavenhagen, Pensionsverband der Inneren Mission in Berlin, Deutschem Verein Christlicher junger Männer in London, Frauenhilfe fürs Ausland in Berlin, Barmherzige Schwester in Wiener Neustadt, Deutsches Museum in München, Baukomitee der Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Soldaten-Jubiläums-Sodatenkapelle in Riedern, Gedächtnishalle zur Erinnerung an den Schmalkaldischen Bund in Schmalkalden, Nationalflugspende, Gesellschaft zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit, Verein für Bad Mergentheim, Verlag für vaterländische Kunst in Stuttgart, Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft

Enthält: Jubiläumsgartenbauausstellung Leipzig, Renten- und Pensionsanstalt der deutschen bildenden Künstler in Weimar, Evangelische Gemeinde Bant bei Wilhelmshaven, Völkerschlachtdenkmal bei Leipzig, Komitee zur Verbreitung der päpstlichen Encyklika über die Arbeiterfrage, Stift Nobilitas in Potsdam, Schützengesellschaft "Tell" in Kulmbach, Deutsche evangelische Gemeinde in Pretoria, Männerverein vom Roten Kreuz in Straßburg, Seemannshäuser der kaiserlichen Marine in Wilhelmshaven und Kiautschou, Standbild für Prinz Friedrich Karl von Preußen in Metz, katholische Kirche in Wörth an der Sauer, Soldatenheim in Jüterborg, Augusta-Verein für Töchter verstorbener Offiziere, Schulhausbau in Windhuk, Kirchenbau der deutschen evangelischen Gemeinde in Shanghai, Deutsches Volkstheater in London, Gebäude für evangelische Unbemittelte in Karlsbad, Bismarck-Denkmal auf dem Knivsberg, Erzbischöfliche Knabenschule in Bukarest, Hermannsbüste für die Ruhmeshalle in Görlitz, Verein für ärztliche Mission, Blücherstein in Treptow, Deutscher Flottenverein, Schriftstellerheim in Jena, Volkstümlicher Hochschulkreis, Centralverein zur Fürsorge für die schulentlassene Jugend, Centralverband deutscher Veteranen in Philadelphia, Evangelische deutsche Kirche in Mexiko, Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Metz, Deutsch-evangelischer Schulverein in Brünn, Kaiser-Friedrich-Denkmal in Metz, Deutsche katholische Frauenmission in Paris, Hellmannstein-Komitee in Neisse, Deutscher Schulverein in London, Verein für deutsche Seeleute in Antwerpen, Frauenhilfe fürs Ausland in Berlin, u.a.

Enthält u.a.: Gutachten über die Farmen Hochfels, Okandu und Tsaobis, 1920-1923; Vorschläge zur Gründung einer Farmgesellschaft in Südwestafrika, o.Dat