Let me tell you of a pleasing little incident that happened when the _Sydney_, with prisoners on board, returned to the transports which she and the _Melbourne_ were convoying. Captain Glossop had given orders that there was to be no cheering, as he had German wounded on board, and some of them might be dying. The _Sydney_ steamed past forty transports, whose decks and rigging were crowded with patriotic men; but not a cheer was raised, though all were deeply stirred by the good news. Two German officers asked Captain Glossop the reason of the silence. When he explained, they were much affected. One of them shook him by the hand and said, "You have been kind, but this crowns all. We cannot speak to thank you for it." * * * * * The news was received with great delight by our soldiers in Artois and West Flanders. At one place where the opposing trenches were close together the men cheered, and passed on the information with appropriate comments to the enemy, who replied with a vindictive volley. At Lloyd's[143] the old _Lutine_ bell[144] was rung, and when, amidst tense silence, the crier announced that the _Emden's_ career of destruction had ended, underwriters,[145] brokers, and clerks burst forth into excited cheering, which was repeated again and again. During the past two months the insurance companies had been heavily hit; freight for the East had been difficult to obtain, Indian tea had gone up twopence per pound, the jute trade had been paralysed, and tin and rubber had largely increased in price. All this was now over, and shipping in Eastern waters resumed its normal course. * * * * * Almost equally good news arrived the same day. The _Königsberg_, after her attack on the _Pegasus_ in Zanzibar harbour, had gone into hiding somewhere along the German East African coast. A diligent search was made for her by H.M.S. _Chatham_, and on 30th October she was discovered in shoal water about six miles up a river opposite Mafia island. The _Chatham_, owing to her greater draught, could not ascend the river; but she sank colliers in the only navigable channel, so that the German cruiser could not come out. She lay amidst dense palm groves, and was aground, except at high tide. Part of her crew had been landed and entrenched on the banks of the river. Both the entrenchments and the _Königsberg_ were shelled, but owing to the thick foliage shrouding the ship it was not possible to estimate what damage had been done.