On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, 20 December 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

running the blockade. DASH TO SEA BY GERMANOWNED BARQUE. Press Association—Copyright, Austra. Press Association — Copyright. (Received 9.30 a.m.) Valparaiso, December 19. The German-owned barque Tinto eluded the viligance of the Chilian authorities at the port of • Calbuco. The barque was loaded with considerable supplies of provisions and was manned by a crew distinctly supcrioi to the ordinary sailor. It is believed the Tinto is attempting a privateering expedition or the formation of a submarine base. A SENSATIONAL STATEMENT. Press Association-Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, December 19. The Daily Chronicle’s Amsterdam correspondent states that the German tvarsliip which the British submai lne torpedoed a few weeks ago was either the Grosser/Kurfurst or the Von tier Tan. It is even possible that hotn vessels wore struck, as in the interval between the shots the submarine commander may have mistaken the second vessel in the darkness for tiio first. Immediately afterwards the majority of the crew of both vessels had a long spell of shore leave.

FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED Press Association —Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams Amsterdam, December 19. A Berlin message reports the torpedoing of the French troopship Magellan, 6000 tons, with a thousand aboard. \ A Marseilles telegram states that everyone was rescued. GERMAN LINER ASHORE. ■ f-< \ ' 1 - Press Association —Copyright, Austra. lian and N.Z. Cable Association. Christiania, December 19. The Prinz Fredrich Wilhelm, 17,000 tons, is aground at Kattegat. She was touring the North Cape, and was out at sea when war was declared, and she reached Stavanger and loaded a cargo of wood. She lay in the harbor for two years, until .a Zeppelin on Thursday signalled the lines to leave Stavanger and sail ■ for Kiel, accompanied by the Zeppelin and two submarines. During the voyage destroyers attempted to make a capture, but the liner was inside Norwegian territorial waters. On the liner attempting to pass the Little Belt in a heavy snowstorm, she ran very hard ashore south of Samsoe.

Danish torpedoers were summoned to the liner’s assistance, and they are guarding the scene of the misiiap. Salvagers failed to pull the ship off. The cargo is valued, at 20,000,000 marks. EMPTY HORSE TRANSPORT SUNK. London, December 19. The Admiralty,reports that an wnpuy West-bound British horse transport steamer (the Russian) was submarined and sunk in the Mediterranean on December 14. Eleven of the crow and 17 American muleteers were killed. The Russian left Newport Nows on 17th November, with a cargo of horses for Alexandria, and had a crew of 120.