On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 4, 29 November 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

THE HOSPITAL SHIP LOSSES. BRITANNIC’S CAPTAIN’S EXPERIENCE. Press Assn.-—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Reuter. (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, November 28. The Admiralty state that reports received give no proof as to whether the Britannic and. the Braemar Castle were mined or torpedoed. The Vice-Admiral of the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet reports that the behaviour of the Britannic’s crew was exemplary, Captain Bartlett being the last to leave his ship, and being ninety minutes in the water before he was picked up.

A GERMAN STORY.

ARMED TRAWLER MISSING.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra*

lian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, November 28.

The Press Bureau issues a Berlin official report claiming that German naval forces, in the proximity of the British coast, sank a British watching vessel near Lowestoft and captured her crew. They arso searched neutral steamers and returned without coming in contact with the British. The Admiralty announces that the armed trawler Narval is and .presumably this is the vessel mentioned. ANOTHER AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK. (Received Noon.) Washington, November 28. Tho American steamer Chemung has been sunk off the Irish coast. Tho survivors have been landed.

RENEWED FIGHTING ON DOBRUJA FRONT.

(Received 11.10 a.m.) London, November 28

A Bulgarian communique indicates that there is renewed fighting on the whole of the Dobrudja front and also that the Bulgarians have made furtheri crossings of the Danube.