The Emden' was destroyed on Monday at Cocos Island by
the Australian cruiser Sydney.' Captain Muller, of the 'Emden,' had landed a party to destroy the wireless instal- lation, when the `Sydney' appeared. The 'Emden' was forced to fight without the men who were on shore. She was outclassed, took fire within an hour, and was driven ashore. Captain Muller and Prince Joseph of Hohenzollern were taken prisoners, both unwounded. All honours of war were accorded to the survivors. We are heartily glad to be rid of the 'Emden,' but we are also glad that Captain Muller is alive to enjoy the reputation for fine seamanship and humanity which he has well earned. His conduct had wonderfully impressed English people, with whom he had become almost a popular hero. "I hope Mailer's all right," was one of the first comments when the news of the destruction of the Emden' arrived. The German cruiser 'Konigsberg' has also been accounted for. She was found by the cruiser Chatham' hiding in shoal water behind screens of palms in an East African river. She was "bottled up" by the sinking of colliers in the channel, as the Merrimac' " bottled up " Cervera's squadron in the harbour of Santiago de Cuba.
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