ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 4 March 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

THE WOLF'S CAPTURES.

VALUABLE CARGOES SEIZED.

LONDON, March 1.

The "Times" Copenhagen correspondent supplying further details concerning the prisoners on the Igotz Mendi, states that after the Wairuna was captured the Wolf cruised for weeks, hunting between the Kermadecs and Australia, capturing and sinking a number of vessels. She seized a benzine schooner off the New Guinea coast, which enabled her to replenish her seaplanes and stores. The capture of the Matunga gave the Wolf great quantities of food.

The raider then went towards Java, laying a train of mines. She encountered and attacked the Hitachi Maru, which was carrying a cargo of copper and rubber of great value The surprised Japs fought and unluckily lost 12 seamen before surrendering.

HOW THE HITACHI MARU WAS CAPTURED. -

The raider Wolf captured the Hitachi : Maru oh September 29. Fourteen of the crew and two Indians were killed in the fight. The Wolf sank the on November 7th.

ARMED MERCHANTMAN AND U-BOAT.

TWO HOURS' FIGHT

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WASHINGTON, March 3

The armed American steamer Nyanza had a two hours' running fight with a submarine, which was sunk. NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. GERMAN SAILOES PICKED UP.

AMSTERDAM, March 2

A telegram from Vlieland (an island off Holland) reports a naval engagement on Thursday night. There was violent gunfire off Vlieland during the night. A raft with five German sailors was picked up, and other rafts with German's aboard were seen floating off the coast, also much debris. THE HAGUE, March 2. Small enemy naval craft struck mines off Vlieland. During the German efforts to save the crews, a boat eaptized. Five survivors were landed. Latest telegrams suggest that a German torpedoer and some mine-sweepers ran into a minefield, and were blown