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...editor who wrote your story of Emden (TIME, Oct. 16) drew freely on his imagination, particularly in respect to the escape of the crew on board the Ayesha. Lieut. Capt. Helmuth von Mikke's account in his book Ayesha relates that the landing force of approximately 56 men, sent ashore by Capt. Miller to destroy the wireless station on Keeling Island (English), did just that and was caught ashore when the cruiser Sidney engaged and sank the Emden. Contrary to your romantic "jungle hiding," the landing party which was, of course, now in command of the island, outfitted...
...another American-the U. S. Naval Attaché in England, Captain Alan G. Kirk-to give Britain the last, happy word in the Ark Royal dispute. Capt. Kirk reported to the state department that in the course of a "routine official visit" to the Fleet, he attended church services and ate lunch aboard the Ark Royal, found her "not scratched...
Eight Seniors who have won insignia on minor sport teams for three years were awarded the Major II in Minor Colors. They are Capt. John L. Harr, Jr. '89 of the golf team, Albert N. Blanchard '39, Frank L. Downey, Jr. '39, Capt. Charles P. Hammond '39, Ralph E. Livingston '39, and Henry W. Riecken, Jr. '39 of the lacrosse team, and George M. Goodwin '39 and Donald H. Gordon '39 of the tennis team...
...boating of the crew for the Henley regatta follows: Bow L. Saltonstall '14 Capt. 165 6.00 2 J. Talcott, '16 168 6.00 3 H. H. Meyer '15 176 6.01 4 H. S. Middendorf, '16 182 6.01 5 J. W. Middendorf '16 183 6.01 6 D. P. Morgan '16 173 5.11 7 L. Curtis '16 178 6.03 str. C. C. Lund '16 169 6.00 cox H. L. F. Kreger...
...decent bet, too, but not over popular, was Merseyside-Irishman Sir Alexander Maguire's Workman, last year's tired third. Workman stood at 100-8, just a shade better liked than Royal Mail, 100-7, the only former winner in the field. A tempting long shot was Capt. L. E. Scott Briggs's MacMoffat, at 25-1. Another was Sir Humphrey de Trafford's Under...