Thompson, Lieut.-Com. W. A., promotion for, 192 _Titania_, enemy auxiliary cruiser, 6 Townsend, Stoker P.O. W. A., awarded D.S.M., 122, 191 Tsingtau, German base at, 4 Turner, Maj., commands Falkland Island Volunteers, 86 Venning, Carpenter W. H., awarded D.S.C., 190 Verner, Lieut.-Com. R. H. C., promotion for, 192 Walls, Carpenter T. A., awarded D.S.C., 190 Walton, P.O. M. J., a D.S.M. for, 191 Weeks, Engineer-Com. E. J., promotion for, 191 Wharton, Com., and sinking of _Nürnberg_, 133 promotion for, 192 Wireless stations, German, 16 PRINTED BY CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, LA BELLE SAUVAGE, LONDON, E.C.4 F20.519 FOOTNOTES: [1] _Note._--This book was completed in May, 1917, but was withheld from publication on account of the many omissions prescribed by the Naval Censor. [2] The German Chancellor had publicly declared the intention to capture the French colonies. [3] _See_ Map, p. 5. [4] _Carmania_, Cunard S.S. Co.--19,524 tons, 650 feet long, triple screw turbines. _Cap Trafalgar_, Hamburg-Sud-Amerik S.S. Co.--18,710 tons, 590 feet long, triple screw turbines. [5] According to "Brassey's Naval Annual." [6] German wireless system. [7] "Tales of the Great War" (Longmans). [8] "Blackwood's Magazine." [9] The _Seydlitz_--the German auxiliary that escaped--took in the wireless signal announcing the victory and actually heard the firing of the _Cornwall_ and the _Glasgow_ on her beam about four miles off. She managed to escape under cover of the fog by steering to the south, but it was a near thing. [10] Reporting sinking of three German ships. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. A superscript is denoted by ^{x}; for example, 8^{th}. The format of time in the original text has been retained. For example, 10.30 A.M. or 7.3 P.M. Gun caliber in the original text is of the form 9.1" or sometimes 9·1". For consistency all calibers have been changed to the 9.1" (or 9.1-inch) form. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example: flagship, flag ship; midair, mid-air; conning tower, conning-tower; skilful; inanition.