MORE THAN WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 52, 17 October 1914, Page 5

MORE THAN WAR.

“A Climax of Violence.

Crushed Belgium's Bitter Outcry

CRUISER HAWKE SUNK

Deadly Work of Submarines

ACTIVITY AT TSING-TAO

A CHECK TO RUSSIAN ADVANCE

France Makes a Levy for Papeete

THE LOSS OF THE HAWKE

HOLED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE NORTH SEA.

NARROW ESCAPE OF SISTER SHIP THESEUS.

, (Received 9.0 a.m.) 4 London, October, 16. A German submarine sank the cruiser Hawke in the North Sea. Tifty-two survivors landed at Aberdeen. The submarine failed to ibit the Theseus. OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. .ci: <u : • '• i * The Admiralty reports under date London, October 16th (Ip.m.); The warship Theseus was attacked by a submarine in northern waters in the North Sea yesterday afternoon, but was missed. The warship Hawke was attacked about the same time, and sunk. Four officers and 49 men were landed at Aberdeen by a trawler. The remaining officers and men are missing. The Hawke was a first-class protected cruiser of 7350 tons. She was armed with two 9.2-in. guns and ten 6-m. guns. lire Theseus is a sister ship to the Hawke, their station being Queenstown The complement of the Hawke would be about 500.