<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngaphansi komyalo jikelele kaColonel William Holmes, i-AN MEF yasuka eSydney ngo-19 Agasti ngesikebhe i-HMAS Berrima futhi yama ePalm Island ngaphandle kweTownsville kuze kube yilapho amandla aseNew Zealand, ehambisana ne-battlecruiser, cruiser, kanye ne-cruiser yaseFrance Montcalm, ehlala eSamoa  <response>: 30 Agasti. I-AN MEF yabe isidlulela ePort Moresby lapho yahlangana khona neqembu laseQueensland elisemkhunjini wezokuthutha i-TSS Kanowna. Leli qembu labe selihambela iGerman New Guinea ngomhlaka 7 Septhemba kodwa i-Kanowna yasala ngemuva lapho ama-stokers ayo enqaba ukusebenza. Amasosha aseKennedy Regiment nawo ashiywa ePort Moresby njengoba uHolmes enomuzwa wokuthi awaqeqeshiwe noma awahlome kahle ngokwanele ukuthi angazibophezela ekulweni okwakulindelekile. 