BRITISH FLEET HOLDS NORTH SEA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2226, 12 August 1914, Page 5

BRITISH FLEET HOLDS NORTH SEA.

GERMAN PORTS CLOSED STATEMENT BY " DAILY MAIL' London, August 10.The "Daily Mail" says that tho Britis] fleet holds the North Sea firmly. Al maritime' approache.9 to Germany, ax now closed. • , . ■ ; No: fighting ia reported, by tho Ad miralty.Four British tars from the Amphioi and four Germans from the Konigj.i Luiso wro buried in a.common grav at Shotlny. . . ....-, The Aniphion survivors state ■ thai when the IConigin Luise was sighted i shot was fired across her, bows. She re fused to stop and a chase began. Th< destroyers caught ■ and surrounded her but the oaptajn refused to surrender and was taken by force. The disaste: to tho Aniphion, occurred when, return ing to sort. (Rec. August 11, 8.5 p.m.) London, August 10, evening. The Admiralty hue informed the Lori Mayor of Birmingham that it was th< cruiser -Birmingham that sank the German submarine Uls. H.M.S. Birmingham is a second-olas; protected oruiser of 5410 tons. Her mail armament consists of nine 6-in. guns auc she has a speed of 25.5 knots. THE ELUSIVE GOEBEN; STEAMING TO DARDANELLES. St. Petersburg, August 10. . The Goaben and Breslau have passed Greece apparently going to tho Dardanelles. AUSTRIAN NAVY ENGAGED. BOMBARDS ANTIVARI. Cetinje, August 9. Tho Austrian -cruisers destroyed.the wireless station, the electrical mechanical works, and tho naval station and storehouses, and a number of houses at AntiVari, Montenegro. They then sailed ,towards Cottaro, a strongly fortified Austrian port in Dal-, natia, at. tho head of the Gulf of Cattaro. ■ Paris, August 10. Thirteen Austrian battleships arid cruisers and sixteen terpedoers have been sighted in the Adriatic.