ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 January 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

STILL BOMBING THE GOEBEN.

Received 8.45.

LONDON, January 29.

The Admiralty reports: Despite the bad weather during the course of several air raids bombs were dropped on the Goeben and gun positions at Gaba Tepe. The position of the ship was unchanged yesterday at noon #

THE ANDANIA TOWED TO PORT

Received 10.30.

LONDON, Jan 29

The torpedoed ship Andania (mentioned in a cable message yesterday) has been towed into a port in the North of Ireland.

(The Andania is a" twin-screw steamer of 13,000 tons built in 1913 at Scott's yards, Greenock)

STEAMER AND TRAWLER SUNK.

FORTY- LIVES LOST -: Received 10.30, .-.„...- PARIS, lan 29. . ' Tie steamer Drome bas been mined and sunk near Marseilles, .also a, trailer. Forty lives were lost. There wefe passengers on board the Drome.

SHIPPING PROSPECTS BETTER.

WASHINGTON, Jan 28

Mr. N, D. Baker (U-S. Secretary for War) announced that: the shipping prospects are more promising. He therefore- hoped to - effect the L transport of a million and a-half troops 16 Prance in 1918. The Americans have taQt six hundred miles of railroads in ,Franee, also vast terminals, and port facilities for their troops. They have even planted corn.

IRJSH STEAM PACKET TOR-

PEDOED.

TWELVE LIVES LOST

LONDON. Jan 28.

The Baffltn steam Cork -was torpedoed zjM&sMm at She sank in five rainntm. No wanting "ras

given. Seven pazsengers 22 d five cf the crew were drowned.

DAMAGE ONLY BLIGHT, FIT FOB SERVICE AGAIN. Received 11.10.

AMSTERDAM, January- 23

A telegram, from ' .Constantinople elaims that the GoeT>en is "quite"" fiF for service. The aerial attacks inflicted only unimportant damage to the funnel and armoured plating.