ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 January 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

AND HOSPITAL SHIPS.

THE LIE DIRECT.

MADRID, January 20.

;mi-official statement denies the ion made by the “-.Cologne Gaz;o the effect that Spanish officers rving in British hospitals ships Mediterranean, It stated that vessels transported healthy and adds that the Spanish Govit affirms that no British hos-

iips with Spanish officers aboard bused our protection, or transtroops or war material of any

E SHIPPING COMBINE.

SIGNIFICANT MOVE,

Received 8.45

LONDON, Jan 22.

nroperietors of the Mercantile hip Company are considering ichcape’s offer to purchase a f the capital on behalf of the liar and British India Compan-

AL SCRAP IN THE DARDANELLES.

GOEBEN AND BRESLAU,

z LONDON, January 21

High Commissioner reports:— -man cruisers Goeben and Bros-, •e engaged by the British in danelles. The Breslau was sunk eben was beached, and was by aircraft.

Admiralty reports that jfthe warships Goeben and Breslau action, with the British forces mtrance to the Dardanelles on y last. The Breslau was sunk :ben escaped but was beached ly damaged at Magara Point, Tarows. The Goeben is now beicked by our naval aircraft. ses were the monitor Raglan nail monitor.

KITCHENER’S NEPHEW. SAVED.

LONDON, January 21. nt Broome, the late Lord Kitnephew and heir, who was ling one monitors which ik in the Dardanelles engageis saved uninjured .

LL ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION.

10EBEN AND BRESLAU MINED.

LONDON, January 22,

Imiralty reports that the wareben and Breslau emerged s Dardanelles in the early Sunday and attacked our forward of Imbros. As a reef our monitors were sunk, ay then went southward of inhere the Breslau was forced ne-field, where she was mined :. The Goeben then went at i for the Dardanelles. Turk•yers coming to the assistance ireslau were driven off, The Iso struck a mine near the to the Dardanelles, reducing I, and causing her to settle e finally beached herself on side of Nagara, where she contimmusly bombed by our

in. 132 were saved from our out of 311 men.

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