LATE WAR NEWS.
JP2B paces ASSOCIATION. —OOPTHIGHTj.
Destroyers Attacked
One Blissing
WELLINGTON, April To
Tho High Commissioner reports from London on April 24tli at 10.25 p.m:— Tho Admiralty reports that five enemy destroyers were seen on Monday between Blankonburg and Zecb.rugge, five miles off tho Coast.
Three of our naval machines dropped sixteen bombs on them, obtaining four hits. The destroyers scattered. The remaining machines dropped 52
bombs. Tho leading destroyer was seen to have listed to port, and remained stationary.
After all the bombs had boon dropped four destroyers returned to Zeebrugge. It is considered most probable that the other destroyer was sunk.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1917, Page 4
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104LATE WAR NEWS. Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1917, Page 4
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