BRITISHERS EAGER FOR EIGHT.
TOASTING THE GERMANS IN TEA(Received December 88, 8.35 a.m.) BUENOS AYRES. Deo, 27. The German ships, at the Falkland Islands opened fire at such a long range that the Britishers were allowed to finish breakfast. Thp men could scarcely he -induced to remain below, so eager were they to fight. They toasted the Germans for giving them a chance, though only tea was available. The Scharnhorst's firing Was described as magnificent. After the destruction of tho wardroom, one eight-inch shell -truck the deck, and skated the whole length of the vessel, exploding harmlessly, | The British battleships, on getting a clear range, poured shells on the enemy's deck, destroying the guns and decimating the crews. Admiral Sturdee's repeated signals, demanding surrender, were unheeded. About one hundred Germans were^ saved. The captain of the Gneisenau was among the wounded saved.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13572, 28 December 1914, Page 3
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142BRITISHERS EAGER FOR EIGHT. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13572, 28 December 1914, Page 3
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