German collier Bengalia left Cardiff, England towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 13 December 1904

An item dated London, England 8th December reported that the German collier Bengalia left Cardiff, England towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies loaded with 1.200 ton coal according to rumours for the Russian Baltic Sea fleet.

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1. The Russo-Japanese war between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905.