THE ATTACK ON THE CONVOY
SURVIVORS' STORIES j (Rec. October 24, 9.5 p.m.) j London, October 23. 1 Wording to a message from Christt- : ania, the officers and men who were res- § ■, cued from the Mary Rose state that after \ sinking the destroyers the Germans fired . j broadsides at the merchantmen, sweeping away their upper structures and. kilung ; passengers and crews. ■ The captain of one vessel ,' eays that after one broadside bis crew ■! entered the boats, which the- German ". shells destroyed, killing nine men. The ■; rest returned to the steamer, when a ; number of shells struck her, sinraltafl- 1 eously breaking the vessel and killing all : except the captain, who dived, and was ; picked up later. '! Similar scenes were visible everywhere. ] Lifeboats signalled and cried to the Ger- ; mans, while two women waved white gar- j ments from the upper deck 7 of their ' sinking ship, but all appeals were in j vain.—"The Times." "j SPLENDID HEROISM OF THE BLUE- \ JACKETS. '; (Rec. October 24, 8 p.m.) ; Christiania, October 23. . ; Aα officer, who was one of the sur- j vivors of the Mary Rose, says that the i fighting was exceedingly fierce. Both i the German cruisers concentrated tboir ■ fire on the Marv Eose. The blueiactets < showed splendid courngo and coolnese, • and fought their guns until their tur- " , rets were below the surface. No man ■_! thought of saving himself until the decks ;! were awash.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. : .j STATEMENT~IN PARLIAMENT. | (Rec. October 24, 8 p.m.) j London, October 23. ! In ins House of Commons, Sir Eric ' i Geddes (First Lord of the Admiralty) > stated that Admiral Beatty would order j o. court-martial on the loss of the convoy ■ as soon as the survivors were fit to at- ■; tend. A Naval inquiry (mentioned yes- j terday) would also be-held immediately. ; 'This would deal with the general question ; of convoying, which the Admiralty was .: now reviewing owing to the loss of this ; particular convoy.—Eeuter. ■
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 26, 25 October 1917, Page 5
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