ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 August 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

SEAPLANES ACTIVE. BRUGES DOCKS BOMBED. LONDON, August 27. The British Admiralty reports: Between August 19 and 25 our., aeroplanes,, cooperating with the. "Navy, dropped 27 tons or bombs on docks and aerodromes in Belgium. Direct hits were -secured on a..submarine shelter at Bruges, and two large .explosions and, big fires were caused at the docks. Enemy shipping and lanci batteries were also attacked. We destroyed five enemy machines anc drove down five others. Four British 'planes are missing.

DASTARDLY U-EOAT CRIME. "SINKING WITHOUT TRACE." Received 11.10 a.m. LONDON, August 28. A clear case of a German submarines attempting to "sink without trace" Is revealed by the French Government steamer Lyndiane, which was torpedoed without warning off the Spanish coast. Two whaleboats and a raft got afloat with survivors, including the captain and women passengers. The submarine rose and charged one whaler, cutting it in half. The occupant's of the other whaler thought this was accidental, and strove to rescue their comrades, but the submarine then rammed and smashed it, killing the captain and women passengers. The U-boat then turned and rammed the debris in order to make sure. The submarine next rammed the raft several times. The submarine-command-er, seeing the Lyndiane's second officer swimming by the ship ran him down, the propeller cutting him to pieces. The U boat resumed the task of smashingc the obstinate raft, killing and maiming many during the process. Eventually the raft was scattered to pieces. The submarine then disappeared, leaving the survivors clinging to the debris. Though this attempt to "sink without trace" faired, only eight stricken survivors were rescued out of forty-six.