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THE NATIVES MISTOOK SEMAPHORE SIGNALING LOR THE WHITE) MAN'S PRAYER TO 



HIS GOD 



"The news went through all the native villages that the Great White Chief had been seen 

 making signs to his Ju-ju (God), calling upon him to deliver another German ship into his 

 hands." The second British victory convinced the natives that the white man had not prayed 

 to his god in vain, and thus British prestige was greatly enhanced (see text, page 361). 



astern until the enemy's guns could no 

 longer bear. 



The enemy then opened fire on the 

 Tou-Tou, and although shells fell very 

 close, none scored a hit. Again the Mimi 

 maneuvered into position for attack, and 

 after an engagement lasting ten minutes, 

 during which time our gunner scored 

 about 25 hits with high-explosive shells, 

 the enemy hauled down his flag and sur- 

 rendered. 



ENEMY'S COMMANDER KILLED EARLY IN 

 THE EIGHT 



Through information gleaned from the 

 survivors of the German crew, it ap- 

 pears that early in the engagement a 

 high-explosive shell pierced the armored 

 screen around the Kinganis gun and hit 

 the German commanding officer, blowing 

 the lower part of his body away. The 

 same shell killed a petty officer. A second 

 shell also pierced the screen and killed a 

 warrant officer. A third hit the engine- 



room skylight and two native seamen and 

 a native stoker either were blown or 

 jumped overboard. 



There remained but one European sea- 

 man, who was at the wheel ; but this man 

 was so dazed that he scarcely knew what 

 he was doing. He continued to steer 

 toward the German coast, until a chief en- 

 gine-room artificer took command. See- 

 ing that escape was hopeless, he hauled 

 down his flag and stopped the engines. 



Several attempts were made to board 

 the prize, but were given up, owing to 

 the roughness of the sea; not, however, 

 before the Mimi had been damaged in 

 collision and sprung a leak. 



As the Kingani had been holed near the 

 water-line on the port side abreast of the 

 boiler and was in clanger of sinking, Com- 

 mander Spicer Simson ordered her to 

 steer for our harbor. She was escorted 

 on each side at half a cable's length by 

 the British boats. On arriving in harbor, 

 the prize was gently grounded, but sank 



