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THE SEA FIGHT OFF HELIGOLAND

USUAL FLIGHT OF THE ENEMY CHASED INTO THEIR MINEFIELD London, November 18. Tho Admiralty reports: "There is no further information about the Heligoland Bight operations beyond tho fact that the enemy's light cruisers were chased to within thirty miles of Helgoland, until they wero under the protection of tho battle fleet and tho minefields, when wo retired. An onemy light cruiser was seen on fire. Tho machinery of unother appeared to bo damaged. An enemy minesweeper was sunk. We had no losses, and only slight damage to tho ships. The casualties were slight."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. TWO HOURS' CANNONADING. Copenhagen, November 18. The naval cannonade was heard for two hours. The concussion broko windows in tho coastal towns—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE GERMAN VERSION. London, November 18. A German naval communique states: "Strong British naval forces attempted to break into the German Bight (Heligoland Bight) on tho morning of November 17. Our guardships located them on tlio lino between tho Horns Reef jnd Terschelling Island. An immediate counterthrust bv our advanced forces repulsed them easily. Wo had no losses."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assu.-Eeuter. J

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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 48, 20 November 1917, Page 5

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THE SEA FIGHT OFF HELIGOLAND Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 48, 20 November 1917, Page 5

THE SEA FIGHT OFF HELIGOLAND Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 48, 20 November 1917, Page 5

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