[Illustration: THE ATTACK ON THE "PEGASUS" BY THE "KÖNIGSBERG" (NOW
"IMPRISONED"): TRANSHIPPING WOUNDED TO THE HOSPITAL-SHIP "GASCON."]

The "Pegasus," an old and small cruiser, was attacked and disabled by the
German cruiser "Königsberg" (recently trapped by the "Chatham" in an East
African river), a modern ship of larger size and much heavier metal, at
daybreak on September 20, while anchored in Zanzibar harbour to clean
boilers. The "Königsberg" stole up during the night, sheltered behind an
island off the shore and, easily outranging the guns of the "Pegasus,"
shelled her helpless opponent. After that the German ship drew off,
leaving the "Pegasus" in a sinking condition and with 26 men killed and 53
wounded. Our photograph, which has just been received here, shows the
"Pegasus'" wounded being transhipped to the Union Castle liner "Gascon,"
serving as a hospital-ship to take the injured to the Cape.




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THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, NOV. 18, 1914--21


[Illustration: THE DUEL OF THE ARMED LINERS: THE SHATTERED BRIDGE OF THE
"CARMANIA" AFTER HER VICTORY OVER THE "CAP TRAFALGAR."]

The armed liner "Carmania," in her hour and a-half's fight of September 14
with the German armed liner "Cap Trafalgar," was hit by 73 of her
opponent's shells, the splinters making, it is stated, some 380 holes all
over the vessel. Offering so large a target to gun-fire as did the