Maritime Activities

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 143, 11 November 1914, Page 5

Maritime Activities

EMDEN'S CAREER OVER. DRIVEN ASHORE BY H.M.S. SYDNEY. A COMPLETE WRECK. Received 10, 9.15 p.m. (Extraordinary.) Melbourne, November 10. The Commander of the China Squadron has wirelessed to the Minister of Defence stating that the warship Sydney engaged the Emden- off Cocos Island. The Emden ran ashore and became a complete wreck. (The Cocos—Keeling Islands are about 700, miles south-west of Sumatra, and form part of the Settlement of Singapore. The Sydney is one of the light cruisers of the Australian Navy). EMDEN'S QUIETUS CONFIRMED. (Received 10, 10.15 p.m. Sydney, November 7. An Eastern Extension cable message confirms the report that the Emden is ashore, north of Keeling Island in the Cocos group.

EMDEN'S OFFICERS WELL POSTED. AS TO MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. Recievd 10, 9 p.m.' Fremantle, November 10. A survivor of a British steamer sunk by the Emden has arrived. He states that the Emden's officers seemed to know everything. One of them remarked that he was 'going ashore to play football. A prisoner asked what he would do if a British cruiser arrived, and the officer replied: "We know she is at Colombo to-night." Mrs Ellis, an English lady*prisoner, asserted that the Edmen's officers swear that if they catch a French boat they will sink her with all hands, because the French sank a German vessel fifty miles off Sarjon.

THE VALPARISO FIGHT. i GERMANS CROWING. Received 10, 5.20 p.m. Berlin, November 9. Official.— Admiral C'raddoek's fleet was annihilated in the Pacific with no material damage to the Germans. This is in striking contract to the British coasthunting exploits in searching for German cruisers. , ,

LOSS OF MONMOUTH CONFIRMED. Received 10, 3.43 p.n:. Amsterdam, November 9. The Vaterland states that all em-, , ployees on the Belgian railways have planned a strike, thus adding to the i difficulties of the Germans. Vancouver, November 9. ] The Chilian steamers Valdivia and Chiloe, flying the Red Cross flag, sailed from Valparaiso with sealed or-lc.'S. The j tifißsport Maipo, which was despatched j (anicr, assumed the mission. The three ] vessels give a connected report as to j the Monmouth being, driven ashore aft.-r Sunday's naval engagement. j I I NEW THEATRE OF WAR. ! BRITISH SUCCESS IN PERSIAN GOLF Wellington, November 10. | The High Commissioner reports, under date London, November 8: A successful operation against Fao, at the mouth of the Shattelsrab, in the r Persian Gulf, was conducted by an In- ! dian military force, covered by t/lie Odin, ;an armed launch, and the Sirdar, a r pinnace from the Ocean, with marines j and a Maxim gun. Tha enemy's guns ■ were silenced after an hour's resistance ■ and the town occupied by troops. There j were no naval casualties. It is exj pected there will be no further opposition below Fao.

.(The Ocean is a battleship of ]2,0,"i6 tons, 11 sister ship of the CaiiopuS. She •has a speed of 18.25 knots and carries four 12-in. and twelve C-in. guns.) NEW BRITISH SQUADRON FOR THE PACIFIC. KARLSRUHE ADDS TO THE LIST. NEUTRAL WATERS OF THE SCHELDT VIOLATED. New York, November 9.

A squadron of British warships lias headed towards the Panama Canal. >lt is believed they are hound for Soui'li American waters. They were observed oil the Bahamas. The guards watching the Canal have been strengthened, in view of a reported German plot to destroy the locks by dynamite. London, November 9.

The crew of the Dutch steamer Mar- j ina has arrived at Plymouth. They re- j port that the Karlsruhe sunk the Marina with a cargo of American wheat far J Belfast. j The Swedish steamer Atle struck, a mine and sunk in the North Sea. Six lives were lost. Amsterdam, November 9. The burgomaster at Flushing issues a [ warning that, owing to the presence of unknown vessels in the Scheldt at night time, all vessels, except the mail boats, are liable to be fired on.

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