On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 22, 31 December 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

RUNNING FIGHT IN THE ADRIATIC. - ALLIED SQUADRON’S SUCCESS. SINKING OF TWO TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYERS. :i! ■ ' ' ~■ . ft"i 'p Q .V 1 | | , Tbebsl ;Assooi4liowl ;.. v f-. (Received 9.15 a.m.) f- j ■[, Parjs;;iPecember 3Q. t; Official.—An Allied ' squadron met and pifrsuedfiu * Austrian . . squadron from Gattaro, in the Adriatic, sinking: iwfe' iAustfian * 1 torpedo-boat > destroyers; . ; 1

WORK OF THE GRAND FLEET. i rt- ■■■ "• ■ * ■» R ■/’ 'if • VMB, BALFOUR’S TRIBUTE. THE WORLD IN DEBT*'. (Received 9.5 a.m.) London,' December 30. The Hon: n Mt the ' Empire Theatre',diitl the Grand Fleet had never had an opportunity for fiction, but theirpilent itrmniphant functions were ensuring that I 'the communications of the Allies were bonderf against the tyranny of the Central Powers. They were not engaged in deeds of romantic heroism like the submarines in the Sea of Marmora and in the Baltic, but they were performing the greatest and most important part in the drama now being played for the world’s freedom. The world has yet to know how much it owes to the Fleet, has yet to realise that the victory which is assuredly coming is due as much to the unchallengeable efficiency of the Fleet as to the undying valour of the Allied troops. He said he deplored the impossibility of even the most modern form of photography being able to record the great battles. What would he not give tor a permanent record to the great feats of the British in Flanders and the marvels of heroism among the Australians, and New Zealanders at Anzac. | SEIZURE OF RUBBER ABOARD'i SHIP.

RUMORS CONCERNING “FORD’S

ARK.” (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, December' 30. Newspapers attribute the. rubber seizure to “Ford’s Ark.” but the,Foreign Office only states it was seized aboard the Oscar the Second, and was included in the parcel mail. Newspapers point out that this is the second important seizure of rubber sent to Sweden by parcel mail recently. It is known that “Ford’s Ark” was carrying 6500 tons of freight, but an assurance was given that it included no munitions. There is a liner named Oscar the Second belonging to the Forenede Company. (V THE CAPE V. SUEZ. Tokio, December 29. Japanese mail steaviers are arranging to use the Cape route to Europe, instead of Suez, until further notice.