Objekt ADM 137/13/3 - Folios 274-277: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to the Secretary of State for...

Folios 274-277: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 27 October 1914 – concerning the armed rebellions in the Orange Free State and Transvaal led by General Christian De wet and General Beyers. Folio 279: telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor General of South Africa, 27 October 1914 – 20,000 first rate Mauser rifles and 12,000,000 rounds of ammunition are being sent to you by Union Castle steamer Kildonan Castle leaving England 31st October These will reach you sooner than Krag Jorgensen [rifles] and are much better. Folio 287: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 28 October 1914 – HMS Hyacinth left Capetown to patrol between Cape and Durban [Armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle sailed for Walfisch Bay with stores for HMS Albion and then returns with [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle. Folio 290: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to Secretary of State for the Colonies, 28 October 1914 – Tuesday night General Botha reports met General Beyers; defeated him in “headlong rout”. Folio 295: telegram from British Consul General, Laurenco Marques to Admiralty, 28 October 1914 – Portuguese vessel Mozambique left Lourenzo Marques for Port Amelia with men, horses, arms and ammunition escorted by [Portuguese] cruiser Dom Carlos I. Folio 297: telegram from the War Office to GOC Mauritius, 29 October 1914 – Clan Sinclair leaves Mauritius 4th November with guns and shell for Cape. Folio 308: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape to Admiralty, 30 October 1914 – received from HMS Chatham – [German cruiser] Konigsberg at Sarari 6 miles up Rufiji river History Section 8 page 68: [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle went to Swakopmund; burning stores Returned to Walfisch Bay [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle arrived Walfisch Bay. Folio 313: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 31 October 1914 – am paying off hydroplane Shall I send it in [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle to HMS Chatham (Minute:- Yes immediately WSC [Winston Churchill]). Folio 322: General telegram from Admiralty, 31 October 1914 – war has broken out between Great Britain and Turkey. Folio 317: telegram from Admiralty to Cape, 31 October 1914 – arrangements for capture of [German cruiser] Konigsberg HMS Goliath to stand by a few days and prepare to proceed to Cape with all despatch. Folio 324: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown, 1 November 1914 – am paying off hydroplane today as not satisfactory but might be useful for attack on [German cruiser] Konigsberg. Folio 327: telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor General of the Union of South Africa, 1 November 1914 – inform Ministers that expert will accompany rifles in order to explain mechanism which is delicate and their recoil as they differ from Mausers. Folio 334: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown, 2 November 1914 – no more guns will be sent to you from home at present With HMS Albion and HMS Goliath available, necessity for mounting coast defence guns not understood. Folio 346: telegram from Cape Town to Admiralty, 3 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle arrived. Folio 349: telegram from Commander-in-Chief HMS Britannia, Simonstown to Admiralty, 3 November 1914 – HMS Hyacinth arrived. Folio 355: telegram from Maclean, Valparaiso to Admiralty, 4 November 1914 – HMS Monmouth sunk, HMS Good Hope believed lost in battle of Coronel. Folio 360: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, 4 November 1914 – HMS Dartmouth to proceed to Simon’s Bay. Folio 363: telegram from Admiralty to Senior Naval Officer Mombasa, 4 November 1914 – order HMS Goliath to proceed to Simonstown for refit. Folio 364: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 4 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle arrived with prize [ship] Craigilsa in tow History Section M 041990/14. Folio 373: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 5 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle sailed for Cape Town. Folio 376: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief China, 5 November 1914 – HMS Dartmouth ordered to Simon’s Bay owing to situation in South Atlantic. Folio 377: telegram from Naval Intelligence Officer, Cape Town to Admiralty, 5 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle left Simons Bay, [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle arrived today. Folio 389: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 6 November 1914 – [armed merchant cruiser] Kinfauns Castle leaves today for Rufiji river with hydroplane. Folio 390: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 6 November 1914 – HMS Astraea arrived HMS Hyacinth sailed today for patrolling off Cape Point. Folio 391: telegram from Admiralty to HMS Minotaur via Cocos Islands, 6 November 1914 – proceed to Simon’s Bay coaling at Mauritius Join HMS Albion off South West Africa in view of probable raid by [German cruisers] Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Folio 393: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief China, 6 November 1914 – HMS Minotaur has been ordered to leave Australian convoy for South Africa, urgent necessity having arisen. Folio 404: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, 7 November 1914 – HMS Goliath will remain in East African waters for the present to assist in operations on that coast. Folio 411: telegram from French Naval Attache to Marine Bordeaux, 7 November 1914 – HMS Albion and HMS Minotaur will be concentrated off German South West Africa; they would prevent Germans escaping southward from Allied Cruiser Squadron. Folio 417: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 8 November 1914 – am relieving HMS Albion temporarily at Walfisch with [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle HMS Albion has minor defects requiring attention. Folios 418-420: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown, 8 November 1914 – possibiltity [German cruisers] Gneisenau and Scharnhorst will come to South Africa HMS Minotaur will arrive 22nd November HMS Minotaur and HMS Albion must always act in concert and protect army base in South West Africa Strong allied force leaves Gibraltar southward on 13th South East coast America being strongly reinforced Concentrate in good time and do not leave [armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle at Walfisch too long unsupported. Folio 423: telegram from Governor General of South Africa to Secretary of State for the Colonies, 8 November 1914 – General Beyers yesterday was badly beaten. Folio 425: telegram from Intelligence Office, Cape Town to Admiralty, 9 November 1914 – three funnel cruiser arrived Cocos Island, communication interrupted. Folio 432: telegram from Commander-in-Chief Cape, Simonstown to Admiralty, 9 November 1914 – HMS Albion recalled to Cape [Armed merchant cruiser] Armadale Castle not going to Walfisch. Folio 434: telegram from Admiralty to French Naval Attache, 9 November 1914 – we think east coast of South America a more probable objective for German cruisers particularly to prevent our transports of horses than coast of Africa. Listing continued in ADM 137/13/4.

The National Archives >> Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies >> Records of the Navy Board and the Board of Admiralty >> Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War >> Cape Station including German South West Africa and St Helena General Operation Telegrams, part 2, 2 October to 9 December 1914. (Most but not all of the telegrams are described at item level, order document as ADM 137/13).

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