SATURDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 December 1914, Page 5

SATURDAY

It is officially stated that the German cruiser Nurnburg was sunk in the naval battle off the Falkland Islands, in which Germany also lost the Scharnhorst Gneisanau, and Leipsic. The search for the Dresden, the only ship of the German fleet which survived the action, is proceeding. No British ships were lost.A wireless message received./n | New York from Port Stanley the capital of the Falkland Isi'ands, states that the German .Admiral yon Spec went down with his fiasrshiT). the Scharnhpst. rtCte'iTSpled raid by six German submarines on Dover Harbour is reported in the London press. The newspapers state that the enemy were detected early on Thursday morning atttempting to make for the western entrance. A gunner on the pierhead fired and the submarines disappeared. Later made a second attempt to enter the harbour by the eastern entrance, their objective being several warships, which were lying at anchor. V An official message from Petrogrand states that there has been no important change in the eastern theatre. Isolated efforts j^b.Y^..ti,'f >s Gi\rtnans to take the dff«hs^|#iav'esfailed. An artillery duei\is proceeding in the north of Frjknce', the advantage being wi^i the allies.