'A rollo of the old Emden was 'Shanghai's contribution to the collec tion of mementoes which her counte part of to-day is making on her six months' cruise around the world, It was handed back to the commander [of the German cruiser, Captain Walter Lehmann, by Mr. Norman C. Mac-froger at a luncheon given in honour of the commander and officers by the members of the Royal Air Fores "Association at the Dome on Feb. 5.
"Taking the form of the sea end a hose pipe, the relic was picked up in the old Emden by Mr. Clunies Ross after her historic encounter with H.MS, Sydney off the Cocos Islands." Mr, Ross went over to the wreck in a schooner on the day after the battle, He presented it to Mr. 'Macgregor when the latter visited the Cocos Islands in 1019, and the relic hat been in' his possession up fon Feb. 5. It has been made, into an astray, with Mr, MacGregor's name, and that of Captain Lehmann, me scribed on it, together with' the reminder, Emden, Cocos Islands, large number of members attended the Juncheon, and were thus able to witness another ceremony, the presentation of a new German ensign to the RAF.A, to replace the old-style flag which' hangs in the Dome headquarters.
Following the toast "To those who: have flown," Captain E. A. R. Fowles, presider' the Association, extended fo Captain Lehmann and his officers, on behalf of the members of the Association, not only a most hearty welcome to Shanghai but also (0) their headquarters, They were on a cruise around the world, but he would venture to say that at any the places they might have visited or would visit they would not find one where there was quite such an association as this one.
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