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Show DIM AGROUND AT RICMSALLEGDS Will Probably Be Able to Intern; British Warships on West Coast nitirpa m4 lBtntloui N.w, bnloo BUENOS URE3, Dec 12 A dispatch from Rio Oallegoa reports that the German light cruiser Drea-den, Drea-den, which escaped destruction by Vice Admiral Sturdea 8 British fleet off the Kalkland Islands Tuea day was run agTound at that port today Rio Oallegoa Is on the Santa Cruz coast of Argentina, S00 miles direct ly west of the Talkland Island n hero the battle occurred. It Is miles north of the Atlantic entrant to the straits of Magellan. LOVDO. Dec li, 1 0(3 p- m patch to the Lvenlng News from paraiso, chile says it is reported U the German cruiser Dresden has tal refuge m an inlet on the coast o Patagonia. The Dresden is the only vessel of the German squadron which met the British fleet in the bouth Atlantic December 8 that has not been accounted for. The engagement of December S off the Falkland islands resulted in the de struetion of the German cruisers Scharn horst, Gneisenau and Lercrig Later it was announced that the x urn berg also had been destroyed. The Dresden es raped from the encounter and was supposed sup-posed to have fled to the westward. This would take her to the coast of Patagonia, where the Valparaiso report places her Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan offer numerous bays and inlets where a vessel could hide or take refuge. There are soma Chilean ports in this part of ''outh America where a warship could intern. British warships donbtless are in pursuit pur-suit ot the Dresden from the Atlantic side of the Straits of Magellan, and it la 6aid that Japanese cruisers are watch ing the Pacific or western entranoo on the "trait in 'case she should attempt again to enter the sooth Pacific PAN VJIA, Dee 12. It is persistently reportel here toda that a squadron of slx British warships met four British colliers yeterday at a point on the high seas fifty miles south of Panama and eoaled from them It is believed locally that these warships came from Australian waters one of them is even said to be the Australian battle cruiser Australia. For several days past there has been much wireless interference and it is believed be-lieved that the colliers and the warsh ps have been in communication Also ships captains coming into Balboa have reported the nearness of British cruisers. cruis-ers. Six British coiners have called at Panama during the last few days. This concentration of colliers undoubtedly has been for the purpose of supplying the British squadron. A Japanese fleet is sa d to be off the coast o Chile and the British warships are believed to have sailed for the south to effect a junction with the Japa nese. |