The Indra Line str, Indraghiri, for which Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca. are the Shanghai agents, arrived here on the 4th i tt under command of Captain Pilcher, who is a brother of major W. H. Pilcher. He related an interesting story regard: ing the capture of the str. Indrani by the German cruiser Karlsruhe at the beginning of the war.
Captain Pilcher was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to Rio de Janeiro witha cargo of coal, and the ship was captured on September 7. On that day the cruiser, on sighting the Indrani, signalled her to stop, and immediately sent a party on board. The officer asked to see the ship's papers, after which the information was signalled to the Karlsruhe. Commander Kohler signalled back that the ship was captured, and gave the officers and men ample time in which to collect all their personal belongings. They were then rowed to the cruiser, and were later transferred to the Crayfeldt, one of four scouts which were accompanying the larger vessel. not so strong as Kilid Bahr, but the fortifications are much stronger, the Krupp guns being for the most part in casemates,
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