On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 35, 12 February 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

STRIKE OF THE DACIA'S CREW.

Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, February 11. Losdon, February 11. The Dacia was unable; to sail, on account of the crew striking, as they feared the vessel would be seized by the British. ANOTHER GERMAN LOSS. United Press Association. Dunkirk, February 11. The* -captain of a steamer reports tliat he saw what he believed to 1 be a German submarine blown up six miles west of Dunkirk. He supposed the vessel had been minj.l.

WHAT COPENHAGEN THINKS.

London, February 11

Copenhagen opinion is lhat Germany intends to embark on a tremendous scheme of mine-lowing in the North Sea.

NEUTRAL COLORS.

London February 11

Referring to the use of neutral flags, a shipowner has declarad that if one of his captains had failed to save lives or property on she high seas when the simple device •.f !i:i'-t----ing the flag of another nation wovM have done the trick, then he would have no further use for his service, l ..

The superintendent of a fleet of t .erchant ships declared that he "idd run up a Siamese elephant if it means escaping trouble. The only flag lie would not use was the German, because knowing that there'was not one afloat on the high seas, any German naval man would sink such a ship immediately if he had any common sense.

RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT OF M TREBIZOND.

Petrograd, February 11

Official: Our destroyers homhnraed three enemy batteries at Trebi.'.ond on Monday, destroyed three bridges, and sank fifty sailing vessels.