Playne - The 'Nairobi News' - May 1905 - The plant was put up to auction and was purchased by Mr Frank Watkins and by Messrs Newland, Tarlton & Co. who, under the editorship of Mr Newland, brought out the 'Times of East Africa' on the 22nd of July 1905. A company, under the style of the 'Times Printing and Publishing Company,' was then floated, having as directors Mr Frank Watkins (managing director), Lord Delamere, Messrs R. Diespecker, J.B. Ellis, D.O. Roberts, and Douglas Gray.

EAHB 1906 - D. Gray, Nairobi

North has Douglas Grey - arr. Mombasa from England with wife 31-12-1904; Firearms registered at Mombasa on way to Nairobi 6-1-1905; Member of the Nairobi Mounted Section of the EAP Volunteer Reserve June 1905; Settler's Game 'Licence, Ukamba Dist. July-Sept 1905; at Nairobi 6-12-1905