A Cruiser Sunk

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 25 August 1914, Page 5

A Cruiser Sunk

DETAILS OF TIIE ZENTA DISASTEP,, AUSTRIANS' POOR GUNNERY. Received 2il, 11 p.m. Rome, August 24. The newspaper Comoro della Sera publishes details of the sinking of the Austrian cruiser Zenta. The torpedoera sighted the Zenta and three smaller vessels doing blockade duty off Cattara. They opened fire on them, and tore holes in the Zcnta's sides 1 he Zenta replied at long intervals, but the shots went wide of the mark. The Austrian torpedoers also fired. An English torpedoer went alongside., sinking the cruiser and rescuing 200, of whom 50 subsequently died of injuries. The Zenta had lOi) aboard who had 'been wounded by the Montenegrin sharpshooters from the forts. QERMAN SHIPS NEAR AUSTRALIAN / COAST. j AN EXCITING VOYAGE. Sydney, August 24. A partv of tourists luivci returned fiom a trip to Java. They ropoiit an exciting voyage across the Gulf of Car(Kin'tana. When the ship readied Port Darwin the captain was informed of ' the presence of two German cruiscil. lie decided to risk the return. The second night out lie sighted the cruisers firing rocket distress signals. The ruse failed, and the captain maintained a clear course with lights ouit and the portholes painted black, and passed undetected eight inilen from a cruiser, and arrived safely at Thursday Island.