Folio 219: telegram from Admiralty to S.N.O. [Senior Naval Officer] Mombasa 30th...

Folio 219: telegram from Admiralty to S.N.O. [Senior Naval Officer] Mombasa 30th August 1914, HM Government does not ratify terms of truce Dar-Es-Salaam and Tanga. Inform Governors shortly before further offensive action is taken against either of the towns.

Folio 220: telegram from Mr Carnegie (Lisbon) to Foreign Office 30th August 1914, instructions have been sent to Governor Mozambique re removing wireless telegraph on all vessels in Portuguese ports. Minister for Foreign Affairs thinks HM Government has been misinformed especially in view of well known Anglophile sentiments of Governor General.

Folio 221: telegram from S.N.O. [Senior Naval Officer] Mombasa to Admiralty 30th August 1914, warship flying German flag entered Majunga 5am. Notes by Captain Vyvyan:-possibly the Konigsberg but probably false report. Captain Richmond:-concur.

Folio 222: telegram from British Consul, Lourenco Marques to Admiralty 30th August 1914, details from Majunga re cruiser.

Folio 223: telegram from S.N.O. [Senior Naval Officer] Mombasa to Admiralty 30th August 1914, Governor Madagascar notifies officially cruiser mentioned is the Konigsberg.

Folio 227: telegram from Marine, Paris to Admiralty 31st August 1914, the cruiser Konigsberg appeared off Bay of Majunga.

Folio 228: telegram from Zanzibar to Eastern Telegraph Company 30th August 1914, Senior Naval Officer, Mombasa orders Osborn (cable ship) to Mombasa. Attack on Zanzibar expected tomorrow night by [German light cruiser] Konigsberg and German gunboat Kaiser Wilhelm. If no British cruiser here, no resistance will be offered.

Folio 231: telegram from HMS Pegasus, Mombasa to Admiralty 1st September 1914, HMS Fox and transport Nairung arrived.

Folio 233: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, Aden to Admiralty 1st September 1914, force for German East Africa should leave India September 15th. Escort HMS Dartmouth. Should HMS Fox remain Zanzibar and will Commander-in-Chief conduct naval operations.

Folio 234: telegram from HMS Pegasus, Mombasa to Admiralty 1st September 1914, HMS Fox will be complete with coal and ready to return to station forenoon 2nd September.

Folio 235: telegram from HMS Fox, Mombasa to Admiralty 2nd September 1914, it is desirable that HMS Fox should en route to Bombay visit Zanzibar and Seychelles Islands re reports of proximity of [German light cruiser] Konigsberg. To HMS Fox, in view of Konisberg's superior speed proposed visit is useless. Proceed as ordered to Bombay. HMS Pegasus can be sent to Zanzibar if desirable.

Folio 236: telegram from Mombasa to Admiralty 2nd September 1914, HMS Fox sailed. Transport Nairung cleared and will leave for Bombay when complete with coal.

Folio 239: Note of the Military Effectives in the Province of Mozambique. Enclosure in Mr Carnegie's No.144 of August 26th, 1914, composition of Native and European companies and garrisons, artillery material and portable arms.

Folio 242: from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 3rd September 1914, Expedition B not be sent from India at present. Expedition C for Mombasa and 1 battalion Indian infantry for Mauritius ready 16th September 1914. Suggest HMS Fox as escort, she returns Bombay 14th September 1914.

Folio 245: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Cape to Admiralty 4th September 1914, Resident at Zanzibar suggests that small steamboat and tug now at Dar-Es-Salaam should be brought to Zanzibar. They may be used by Germans to lay mines. [Commander-in-Chief] has ordered HMS Pegasus to bring steamboat and tug from Dar-Es-Salaam and Tanga to Zanzibar.

Folio 248: telegram from HMS Pegasus at Zanzibar to Admiralty 5th September 1914, arrived at Zanzibar. Transport Nairung left Mombasa for Bombay this morning.

Folio 249: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 6th September 1914, escort proposals relating to HMS Dartmouth, HMS Fox, HMS Swiftsure, [RIM] Dufferin and [RIM] Hardinge.

Folio 250: telegram from British Resident at Zanzibar to Secretary of State for the Colonies 6th September 1914, denies responsibility for Eastern Telegraph Company's scare of August 31st [see Folio 228].

Folio 252: telegram from Secretary of State to Viceroy, Army Department 7th September 1914, details of convoy sailing from Bombay to Karachi. Proposes that HMS Dartmouth should escort East African Force being the only match for [German light cruiser] Konigsberg in speed.

Folio 253: telegram from the Governor of the East African Protectorate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies 7th September 1914, Cyclist Scout Goodwin wounded by enemy progressing favourably, please inform father, address Goodwin, Runfold.

Folio 254: telegram from the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies 7th September 1914, relating to engagement at Tsavo September 6th; enemy retired badly handled. British troops withdrew from want of food. Causalties were Subadar Sheer Baz and one Sepoy 29th Punjabis killed. Lieutenant Oldfield and some men 4th Battalion missing. Captain Potinger, Subadar Sheer Baz, Naick Gul Mahomed showed remarkable bravery. Lieutenant Hardingham performed excellent work keeping in touch with enemy for six days.

Folio 255: telegram from Foreign Office to Colonel Doughty-Wylie (Adis Ababa) 7th September 1914, summary of situation in British East Africa.

Folio 258: telegram from the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies 8th September 1914, body of [Lieutenant G.C.O.] Oldfield found killed by machine gun fire, buried on field September 7th.

Folio 259: telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate 8th September 1914, Force C is intended to safeguard Colony and not at present for offensive operations. Leaves Bombay September 17th.

Folio 260: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Simonstown to Admiralty 9th September 1914, SS Ares [Dutch ship] has arrived at Kilindini with 3500 tons of liquid fuel for private firm probably Magadi Soda Company.