THE WATCHERS IN THE NORTH SEA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2328, 9 December 1914, Page 7

THE WATCHERS IN THE NORTH SEA

HEAVY GALES AND BITTER WEATHER i : SUPERB SEAMANSHIP London, Deoember 7. Heavy, gales and bitter weather are ; inflicting great hardships on the Navy • in the North Sea. Superb seamanship ' alone is preventing losses. It is generally accepted that the Govr . eminent's reticence in regard to unimportant naval losses, involving no cost in life, is solely intended to prevent Germany receiving a moral stimulus. The Government nas no fears of the effect of such news upon the British public. > > The Navy has oonvoyed-. oyer two thousand transport voyages to France sihoe August 5; without a single casualty.' '. SEA CAPTURES. LOSS TO THE KAISER. London, December 7. The capture of the Woermann liners by H.M.S! Cumberland, in West African waters, involves a personal loss to the Kaiser, who is a.large shareholder. .GERMAN ARMED LINER AT WORK. • Bantlago do Chile, December 7. The North German Lloyd liner Prinz Eitel Friedrich (8707 tons, 15 knots) sank tho British steamer Charcas (5067 tons, New York and Pacific Steamship Company) off Gorrall, and landed the crew near Valparaiso. ' ' (Rec. December 9. 0.20 a.m.) » London, December 8. The cargo of the Charcas was valued at a hundred -thousand sterling. SWEDISH STEAMERS MINED AND SUNK. StookhOlm,.December 7, The Swedish steamers Luna (1006 tons) and Everilda 1866 tens)' struck mines off the Finland coast. The Luna's orew were rescued, \ but only one of the Everilda's crew,was saved. , r " ECHO OF THE. EMDEN FIGHT. Alexandria, December 7. The Australian transport Karoo first received the Cocas Island wireless nies- : sago of the doings of the Emden, and transmitted it to the Orvieto, who sent it on to the naval commander, who dispatched H.M.S. Syduey. The latter was scarcely out of sight when she signalled that she had sighted the Emden. she signalled that tho action was progresing favourably. The final signal, that 1 the Emden was out of action, waß. communicated to the transports, when there was great ehthusiasm.\ GERMANY'S NAVAL CHALLENGE TO BRITAIN EMPIRE'S SAFETY AT STAKE. (Reo. December 9, 0.5 a.m. ) Ottawa, December 8. The Prime Minister (the Hon. Mr. Borden), speaking at the! Canadian Club, said that Germany's challenged the British Navy had been unmistakable for the past twenty years. It was idle to suggest that no emergency existed in recent years. If Britain lost a decisive battle, on the sea the Empire would he shattered to its ■ foundations. Every man in- Canada realised that the Dominion's destiny was involved in the great battle - now on in Northern. France, therefore Canada would never surrender,. despite what the cost might

be. , The Prime Minister added that he hoped to see the day when Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa would have the same voice jn the foreign relations of the Empire as Britain. "Anyone who doubts that this js coming," he said, "is doubting whether the Empire will.hang together. The day is coming when Canada will equal Britain in population, and then,it will be impossible for Canada's foreign relations to be settled by Ministers m the Motherland, however competent and distinguished they may be. The present war is certain to solve this andi'otnor Empire problems."