An item reported that the British cruiser HMS Curlew would probably leave Wei-hai-Wei around 29 September towards Hong Kong and Singapore. Due Singapore on 4 October returning begin November at Hong Kong.(1)
Note
1. Part of the C-class light cruisers Ceres sub-class, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class. Laid down by Vickers Limited, Barrow in Furness, England on 21 August 1916, launched on 5 July 1917, commissioned on 14 December 1917, converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser between 1935-1936 and sunk in a German air attack in Lavangsfjord near Narvik, Norway on 26 May 1940.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920.
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