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Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 6

Mr E. Reven, of *ke postal staff of the Th'aimes Post Office, has-, returned to Thames 'after doing duty in «he North. Mr.Graibam of the local office fakes his place. A bottle picked up by a; ship's; crew ■at llajigi.taiki contained a piece of paper on -which > was written, tlie following :-r-Sept. 28th, stranded at White Island, send assistance at once. Froan tih'e way l?he paper w.as folded, no< signature was visible. The message hais been forwarded, to. the post master, Wh'akataiae. The following froan' the Londoin tcorrespondent of a^ Nooiihetrn contempoavy is given Tot -what it is woirth: — Aimost on the eve Cr our ui'tamtiiatxtm to 'Geirmiany 'came ..'a miassagel froml our North ;Sea, fleet. "We're got Jeni here. I Shall we simash 'em now? The ■answev I from Whitehall ran "Kee<p ccol we're hoipi-ng for peace." The ' Genrian H,i.o?h .Se-a.'fleet 'cscapod, .and our men i.n the iSTorth Ses. <are still striTin^ o keep cool. . •