THE GOEBEN

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 114, 31 January 1918, Page 5

THE GOEBEN

BOMBED BY BRITISH AIRMEN WAS SHE REFLOATED? London, January 29. The Admiralty reports that, notwithstanding bad weather, in the course of sevsral air raids bombs were dropped on the German warship Gooben and on gun positions at Gaba Tope. The position of the ship was unchanged yesterday (Monday) at noon.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. QUITE FIT FOB, SERVICE, SAYS A TURKISH REPORT. Amsterdam, January 29. A' telegram from Constantinople claims that the Goeben is quite fit for service. The aerial attacks inflicted only unimportant damage to her funnel and armoured plating.—lleutcr. THE GOEBEN GONE, (itao. January 31, 1.35 a.m.) . London, January 30. The Admiralty states: —"A reconnaissance on Sunday at midnight showed that fw Goeben was no longer ashore at Nagara Point."—Aus.-N.Z. i Cable Asfß.-Reuter.. THE TORPEDOED" CUNARDER CONFLICTING REPORTS OF THE ANDANIA'S FATE. London, January 29. The_ Andania has been towed into a port in the north of Ireland.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. A CONTRADICTORY REPORT. London, January 29. The Andania sank on Sunday night. —Aats.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [Tho Ounard liner Andania, a vessel of 13,405 tons, was torpedoed off the coast of Ulster,, with 40 passengers and a crew of 200. With the exception of a few (reported as two and four) killed by the explosion, those en board were saved. The above message ■was received some hours later than the previous one.] LOSS CONFIRMED. (Rcc. January 31, 0.50 a.m.) London, January 30. It' is officially confirmed that the Andania was sunk, apparently while being towed to port.—Re'uter. THE LOSS OF THE "CORK." London, January 29. The City of Cork had 42 passengers and crew aboard. A torpedo exploded in the engine-room, and the vessel immediately broke in two and sank in four minutes. Twenty-four people scrambled into tho boats.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn, [The identity of this vessel, as above stated, is in conflict with that in yesterday's message, in which the vessel was described as "the Dublin packet Cork." A vessel of 1232 tons, named Cork, is owned by the City or Dublin Steam Packet Company. The City of Cork is a steamer of 1301 tons, owned by Palgrave, Murphy, and Co.] FRENCH STEAMER SUNK BY A MINE. Paris, January 29. The steamer Drome was sunk by a mine near Marseilles. Forty passengers were lost. A trawler was also sunk.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TWO NAVAL VESSELS LOST (Reo. January 31, 1.35 a.m.) London, January 30. Tho Admiralty reports:—"Tho armed escort vessel Jlechanician was torpedoed and subsequently stranded in tho Engli'ij Channel on January 20. Sho is a total wreck. Thirteen lives were losti. "The torpedo boat Hazard was sunk in the English Channel on January 29 as tho result of a collision. Three lives wero lost."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. BRITISH CONVOY SYSTEM SATISFACTORY A REASSURING STATEMENT. (Rec. January 31, 0.50 a.m.) London, January 30. Sir Leo Chiozza Money (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping) states that the ocean convoy system for ships has proved satisfactory. Fourteen million gross tonnage was convoyed up till January 18, with a loss equivalent to ].44 per cent. only. —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.