THE NORTH SEA BATTLE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 133, 8 June 1916, Page 3

THE NORTH SEA BATTLE.

FIGHT NEAR HELIGOLAND GERMAN TORPEDO SQUADRON DESTROYED LONDON, June (i. It. is reported that British light, cruisers destroyed a squadron of forpedoers near Heligoland. SHIPS BLOWN OUT OF WATER LONDON, June (i. Some, of the enemy’s light ships were blown right out of the water by our shells. One could see bits of masts, mechanism and men’s bodies hurled high in the air. The water was soon thick with debris A PLUCKY STOKER LONDON, Jun 0 (i. The Warrior’s survivors relate that the leading stoker Allen after the fires had been drawn, pluckity ran back and turned off the /main steam pipe, averting an explosion, which would have wrecked the ship. DESTROYERS’ AMAZING WORK LONDON,June C Our destroyers were amazing. Tney were bound to suffer, considering the risks they took. When ordered to attack, they dashed off at thirty knots, raced within thirty yards of the biggest ships. and discharg'd torpedoes. RUSSIA'S SYMPATHY AND ADMIRATION PETROGRAO. Line 0. The Council of the Enrnve passed a resolution sympathising with the King and the British pouffe in the painful losses, and admjra'.i m et British valour. ADMIRAL ARBUTHNOT S FEAT

■ 1 ; LOND'W. .Lme C. Nothing could bo fin •. then the way Admiral Arbulhnot went in v'l!) Hi' - Defence, Warrior, and Black Prince and attacked nn- , up|M ' , ed tin ole Gi- 1 1.. a fleet an 1 kep; Gum at bay for a long time. Ho did train. i.nous damage. THE DEFENCE’S ROLE A SHORT BUT GLORIOUS REIGN LONDON. June (*.. It is stated by one of the crow of a disabled destroyer that the Defence was the first ship to engage the enemy He watched her enter the action with wonderful dash. Suddenly she burst into smoko and steam. When this cleared there was no sign of wreckage, only a foaming wake. He could not, say whether she was torpedoed or shelled. He only knew that one minute the Defence was there, and the next she was gone

NAVAL HEROES BURIED LONDON J-hih e Forty naval men were buried in an East Coast town, there being an impressive scene GALLANT COMMANDER’S DEATH LONDN, June (5 One of the most gallant attacks was that of the Onslaught, commanded by Perry Hughes Onslow, one of the most popular men in the Service. Single-handed he attacked and sank a battleship An hour later, when coming out of action, the Onslaught struck Commander Onslow in the stomach After he had been bandaged he said: "I think I will go to sleep now. ” He then died

WOUNDED DESTROYERS LIMP HOME A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE LONDON, June. (!. The “Times” correspondent at North Shields says two big destroyers lashed together, limped to port badly knocked about. Their funnels were gone, and jagged rents were exposing their ribs. I was miraculous that, they reached harbour. Thousands of dockers gave a rousing - welcome to 17 wounded aboard. TWO AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS LOST MELBOURNE, Juno (5 The officers lost aboard the warship Defence include two Australians— Sub-Lieutcuants Paterson and Mack —who entered the British Navy to train for subsequent service in the Australian Navy. GERMAN LIES EXPOSED LONDON, Jun e 5. The Admiralty characterises as baseless the German official statements that a submarine destroyed a British destroyer off’ the Humber and that the GVerman fire destroyed the Euryalus in the battle of the Skagger Rack, The Euryalus was not present.

A SPY’S ARRIVAL LONDON. June (5. Lincoln, the spy, who was at one time a membel - of the House of Commons, arrived at Euston; to-day, Only photographers recognised him. He appears at Bow Street on Tuesday. GERMANY’S CREDIT GOING A SIGNIFICANT ORDER LONDON, June C. Buenos Aires says the Argentine Minister in Berlin cabltod tlie Government that the financial and commercial situation in Germany is such that it is

advisable to warn the National Bank to restrict facilities to German clients. The Bank acted accordingly.

WAS THE SEYHIiITZ SUNK? COPENHAGEN, June 6. The inclusion of many of the Scydlitz’s crew in the casualty list induces the belief that the vessel was sunk AMERICAN PRESS OPINION NEW YORK, June (5. The consensus of newspaper opinion is that the German navy is still a navy in gaol which assaults its gaoler now and then but remains in gaol nevertheless..