▁and ▁hung ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Only ▁this ▁st ump ▁is ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁tree ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁hung . ▁The ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁had ▁just ▁started ▁in ▁Europe . ▁As ▁host ile ▁war ▁ships ▁sa iled ▁towards ▁Cam ero on , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁speed ed ▁up ▁the ▁trial ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁expected ▁assault s ▁from ▁the ▁enemy . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁neutral ise ▁growing ▁internal ▁opposition , ▁ 1 8 0 ▁n atives ▁were ▁hung ▁shortly ▁after ▁Rudolf ▁and ▁Ng os so ▁Din . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁D ual a ▁can oe ists , ▁French ▁and ▁English ▁troops ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁channel ▁blocked ▁with ▁vessels ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁had ▁w reck ed . ▁▁ ▁This ▁ed ifice ▁now ▁hosts ▁the ▁merchant ▁n avy ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁an ▁urban ▁sign ▁produced ▁by ▁dou al ' art ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Sand r ine ▁D ole ; ▁the ▁sign ▁presents ▁an ▁historical ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁K amer un ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Form er ▁police ▁station ▁of ▁Dou ala ▁in ▁Dou ala ▁Ville ▁d ' art ▁et ▁d ' histoire , ▁dou al ' art , ▁Dou ala , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Build