On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 57, 10 June 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

TWELVE SURVIVORS.. i r ' A :’i PS HIR i£ MEN DRIFT ASHORE I OH RAFT. i jj IJNMKU l J K<*,nh ’.Kf-.iCl vTION. I j London, June S. | A 1 tenter message suites tliat tli“ I Ailn.ii ally announces that two petty [ofi’.C'is and ten of the crew, survivors of the Hampshire, drifted ashore on a raft. The Jutland Battle AFTER THE BATTLE, MOTHER ENGLAND! London, June 9. The Scotsman says that the return of the ships from the greatest naval battle that has been fought was a memorable scene. In the forefront came the mighty battleship which the Germans claim to bo lying at the bottom. She had great rents in her funnels, but she came four hundred miles by her own steam. There is some ground for the German xeeling that if she was not destroyed she ougjit to have been, for she had withstood the fire from the Kaiser’s most powerful ships and sent two of her adversaries to the bottom. This fine vessel of the Elizabeth class was well named, and she lives in spite of the worst that, naval warfare has devised.

- The wonderful procession of returning ships which followed her to harbor had a heartening effect on the people, who had been previously told nothing but what foreboded disaster. ThpKbattle cruisers itc>) dj another tale, Uicyfddeks being crowned with gallant iron wlib had fought at .great odds and won. Another vessel displayed a great dent amidships. The funnels of another had been peppered by shell fragments, This ship was the, pride of a great colony, and was one of the best known ships in the harbors of the world. Of all the stories that are told, there is not one so thrilling as that of the destroyers’ Avild charge upon the whole .German hattlerfleet, which drew lousing cheers from the fleet. To see this flotilla line up And head full speed for the Germans in a “do or die” rush made one thank Gpd that he was a Britisher., ’ t . , ■ It was.'a great sacrifice. £ Every' man knew it case •gloryj!.:as the vessels went racing into ‘ the veritable hell. But grqnt work. We suav the smashed, but they hurled home thenattack. The Germans know how wall they did it, for in thpir pvjld. dash thpy have not been excelled oil ibo waters of tbo world.

Cheers went up for the Grand Fleet lacing to the action which the battlecruisers had solidly upheld. There was joy in the squadron, and dismay in the German lines when Amiral Jellicoe’s three great lines wore discerned bearing down upon .the enemy, who ditl not stay long to consider the situation. . Pf * I c/o.V . " THE GERMAN ADMISSIONS. London, June 9. -• The newspapers;.-qjt(sch« themost significance .to the admission and the fatuous' explanation of the German Admiralty to having refrained from making the announcement for military-, reasons., It is believed tlie. admission is only the first of a series, and that it must create a deep impression on neutrals, particularly after the Kaiser’s braggadocio stating that fear would creep into Britain’s bones.

COMPARISON OF LOSSES. Paris, June 8. Le Journal estimates that the Germans in, the engagement off the Jutland coast lost 10 per cent, of their tonnage, while the British only lost 4 per cent. As regards the damage to the vessels afloat, the. British, loss appears to be 7 per cent, and the Germans 43 per cent. GERMAN LIES DISCUSSED. Amsterdam, June'9. The Telegraaf believes that if, was financial and not military reasons that were behind the German suppression of the truth with regard to the naval battle, and the losses were minimised in order to obtain the new war credit. PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH ROLL. London, June 9. The total of those lost on the Indefatigable and Black Prince was 1751. WIESBADEN IS LOST. London, June 8. The Admiralty announces a correction. The full text of the communique shows that the Germans admit the loss of the Wiesbaden.