ON THE HIGH SEAS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2242, 31 August 1914, Page 6

ON THE HIGH SEAS

AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS SHELL BUBUA . DESTROYER REPORTED SUNK (Reel 'August 29, 7.20 p.m.)' ■ ' ■ ■ Cotlnje, August 28. Three Austrian warships .shelled Budua, on the Adriatic coast, but did no damage. They theu . returned to Cattaro. • ' Rome, August 28. A. atcamer which has arrived, at Brindisi reports that she saw a British destroyer sink an Austrian destroyer. CERMAN MINE-SOWING. MORE VESSELS SUNK. (Rec. August 29, 6 p.m.) ..'. London, August 28.. "The Times" naval correspondent in . commenting on the 'indiscriminate sowing of mines by the Germane says:— "If tho action is pursued, it may be. necessary to take retaliatory measures." —"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. • The Danish steamer Brentland struck a mine in the North Sea. She has arrived at Blyth in a damaged condition. I A trawler landed at Hull five of the crow of a Scottish boat which wassunk by a mine thirty miles off Blyth, a seaport town in Northumberland. (Ree. August 30, 5.5 p.m.) St. Petersburg, August 29. A local passenger steamer was destroyed by a mine off Otchakoff. The bulk of those on; board were rescued, but fifty-four passengers wore drowned. PACIFIC SAILINGS TO BE RESUMED NO FEAR OF GERMAN CRUISERS. / . ' . Ottawa, August 28. It is reported from Vancouver that all the trans-Pacific sailings can be Tβsumed within a week. Owing to the arrival of the cruiser Newcastle, nothing is to be feared from the German cruisers Leipzig and Nurnborg. ..'.', ..'■'. The .Newcastle, one of the British warships on the ■■ China Station, is 'a light cruiser of 4800 tons, armed with two 6in. and ten <iin.- guns. She steams 25 knots. The Leipzig and Nurnberg are vessels of 3250 and 3450 tons respectively. \They are each armed with ten A.liri. guns, and have a speed of about 23 knots. .