ON THE HIGH SEAS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2290, 26 October 1914, Page 5

ON THE HIGH SEAS

TWO SUBIIARINES SUNK

DESTROYER RAMS ONE

The Prime Minister has received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, October 24, 11.40 p.m.:— The Admiralty reports that a German sdSmarihe was rammed and sunk by the destroyer Badger off the Dutch coast. Tho'Badger's bow. was slightly damaged. The Badger is a vessel of 280 tons, with' a speed of • 25.10 knots. Her armament consists of two torpedo tubes, two 4in. quick-firers, and two 12 potwdors. 'AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK. Rome, October 23. The "Tribuna's" correspondent at Trieste states the Nifa (?) destroyed an Austrian submarine at Pola. BRITISH GUNBOAT ASHORE AND ! REFLOATED. London, October 23. The gunboat Dryad has been lost on the north coast of Scotland. The crew was saved. .(Reo. October 25, 3.25 p.m.) London, October 24. The Dryad has boon refloated. She 19 undamaged. Tho Dryad is a vessel of 1070 toilb, dating from the early nineties. She has a complement of 120 men,' and is armed with two 4,7iticli guns, HELIGOLAND ENGAGEMENT. ' London, October 23. i'he Admiralty reports on the Heligoland engagement show that tho reconnaissance was carried out on dircet instructions from the Admiralty. Admiral Beatty's dispatch states that after the action the ships retired, in accordance with Admiral Jellicoe's orders. The dispatches reveal that submarines. wore chiefly instrumental in Raiitljjg tho lii(rit']ttaUp» ivhweoa tile jpw&M ffieia basfid. .

■THE SEVERN'S CASUALTIES. ' London, October 23. Several of the casualties on the monitor Severn, which co-operated with the land forces in shelling the enemy along the Belgian coast, were caused by a gun accident on board. r A' CANADIAN GIFT. . Ottawa, October 23. Ten residents of Montreal have sent two armoured monitors to the front. The crews were recruited from among CSe Americans. MERCHANT SHIP SUNK. (Rec. October 25, 3.25 p.m.) London, October 24. 'lie Swedish steamer Alve was mined aild foundered in tho North' Sea. The bulk of her crow was saved. PERSIAN STEAMER SUNK. (Reo, October 26,- 0.15 a.m.) Bukarest, October 24. The Bteamer Shiraz, 785 tons, flying the Persian, flag, and loaded with petroleum from Constana for Constantinople, wna destroyed by a mine near Cutinograd.