Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-03
Will HONOLULU
SEE ) BRITISH
WAR VESSELS?
Much Speculation as to Where
abouts of Rainbow, AIger-
inc and ShearWater

With the German cruiser Nurnberg
and perhaps the Leipsiz somewhere in
Hawaiian waters, and the Japanese
cruiser IdZumo reported headed west
ward from San Francisco at full
speed, where are the British war-yes.
sels-the Canadian Rainbow and the
two little British sloops Algerine and
Shearwater? 2 49,. Ill. 81. -: -.
Are they together and looking for
the German enemy? " .: p. H.. -.
The latest authoritative report on
the British vessels were that they
were sent from the vicinity of~Victo.
ria to hunt down the Leipzig.
A report from Seattle tells how the
little Algerfne lodged up and down
the coast to keep away from the more
powerful German cruisers. The Seat.
tie Post-Intelligencer of August Is
gives the following details: -.
Hidden behind Needle rock, near
La Push, on the Washington coast,
her decks cleared for action. the Brit
ish sloop of war Algerine, which was
twice reported sunk in battle by the
German cruiser Leipzig, was sighted
at o'clock Friday afternoon by the
British freighter River Forth, Capt. C.
T. Hilder, which reached Seattle yes
terday morning from Portland.
Officers Of the River Forth were
much Surprised to see the little yes.
sci riding peacefully at anchor, for
they had picked up four of the Al
gerine's small boats and had. sighted
great quantity OF Wr6ckage,. tables,
doors, woodwork and other detachable
fittings of the vessel. As the. River
Forth came in sight she was signal.
ed by officers on, the bridge pof the
Algerine and asked TO iheaye toe The
request was granted and soon a small
boat bearing two officers was alopss
side the big freighter. 80 ...@..5
Short d Fuel. -. g.,,.sd iis,o
I'm the cabin of the River Forth
the commander of the war. craft .ex.
planned that fearing capture by the
German cruiser Leipzig he had been
playing game OF hide and seek and
was short of fuel. With portfolios
blanketed and doused lights the Al
gerine had been IL days on the way
from Mazatlan, Mexico. She was
afraid that the German man-of-war
was cruising off the 'c&pe and feared
naval engagement with her more
powerful enemy. "a sfstE
Captain Hilder explained that he
was on his way to Seattle for bunker
supplies and was hort of fuel but
could spare so tons. This was very
acceptable to the conlthander of the
AlgeTine and the work M Transferring
the coal in sacks by means of the
small boats OF, the River Forth was
begun Ten tons OF the fuel had been
placed in. the bpnkeTsd Off the sloep
OF war when at 4 o. clock in the after
noon the British cruiser Rainbow,
which had been diligently searching
for the Algerine, hove in sight. With
the arrival OF the cruiser on the scene
of the coaling operations 1t was decid-
ed that no more of the River Forth
fuel would be needed and, conveyed
by. the Rainbow, the Algerine proceed
ed for Esquimalt, B. 6ltt.a -
Rivals in Harbor. -- s. =
"The Algerine and the Leipzig were
both at Mazatlan, Mex on the day
that war was declared. The German
cruiser put to sea Immediately and
was followed. the next night by. the
Algerine, steaming with all lights ex-
tinguished and unwilling to engage
the Leipzig. Off the Washington
coast mysterious vessel believed to
be the German man-of-war was sight.
ed, well out at sea- and the Alger-
ines officers decided that they must
face the Leipzig in battle. - :.
The decks of the little sloop of
war were Immediately cleared for
action. Six small boats, tables, doors,
woodwork and all fittings which
would cause flying splinters during a
naval engagement. were thrown into
the sea. One of the boats drifted
ashore at la Push and was being used
by Indians fishing Off the, village The
four picked up by the River Forth
were brought to Seattle yesterday.
Hurried Voyage Explained. +.
THE hurried voyage of the British
steamship Prince George, to sea a
few days ago was explained yesterday
when 1t was learned that she had
been sent down the coast in search of
the Algerines The Prince George and
Rainbow had been In constant wire
less communication, and when the Al