POSTAL WARFARE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 70, 21 November 1914, Page 4

POSTAL WARFARE

TWE VALPARAISO SNaAGEMEHT. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. CANOPUS UNABLE TO REACH SCENE IN TIME. Press Association —Coin-right. (Received 8.45 a.m.) RIO DE JANEIRO.. Nov. 20. The Glasgow is repairing five holes in her hull. The captain reports that at the beginning of the engagement in view oil the superior ran3c and gun l I'ov.-er of the Germans Admiral Crad- ~ dock ordered the Glasgow and Taranto <■ ,io see kref ug e. Nolw it' 131 alldi ng t his T ' the Glasgov.' answered the German fire. Fcur of her bine jackets were s wounded. One of the Good Hone's 9-inch guns c was put oiit, of action within a few ' minutes. Thou the magazine explocl- * ed. ( The Canopus, owing to her inferior speed was unable to reach the scene. THE BLACK SEA NAVAL FIGHT. ' A LATER ACCOUNT. PETROGRAD, November 19. Official. —Russians returning to So- |i vastopol after a cruise along the Anatolian coast, sighted the Goc-ben and the Breslau 25 miles off Chersonese lighthouse. The Russians immediately manoeuvred into barile order, and the flagship Exstafi opened lire with miles. The other Ru.isian warships made excellent practice. There wore evidently surprised, ami some delay occurred !:':/< fe 'the Goeben fired. Then a broadside of heavy sunn was concentrated on the 3!--.-t:tfi. until the Gceben was forced to fly. The Breslau, taking advantage of her speed, did not oarlifeipato in the fighting. The hrer veer'" killed and 2"> wounded. AUSTRIAN STEAMER MINED. ROME, November 20. The Austrian steamer Josephine Assad was mined and sunk in the Adriatic. Six of the crew were saved. G E R IVI A N N T E R N E D. SANTIAGO CHILE, Nov. 19. The German slc-rms : Eamsk, and an auxiliary transp; - - ' '.A.enied at Antcfagasta. iN NEUTRAL WATERS.

AMSTERL I. N ■2O A Dutch torpedoer captured a trawler flying the German il. ' in Dutch waters. She was pusnc,.. .. of i ineiaying. COPYING A'GERMAN 'DEA IDENTIFICATION DISC:.: SAILORS. LONDON, Novemb. .:". The Admiralty is supplying c.Cv and men with identification disc: which are especially useful in case of drowning.