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Maritime Activities

BLACK SEA ENGAGEMENT. THE GOEBEN GETS A SURPRISE. BRESLAU TAKES TO HER. HEELS. RUSSIAN FLAfiSIIIP EXGAGES THE GOEBEX. ■ Copenhagen. November 1!). Heavy cannonading, lasting an hour, was heard oil' the Island of Gothland. Petrograd, November 1!). Official.—A division or the Black Sea fleet surprised the Goeben and Brcslau <m Wednesday. The first broadside from the Russian flagship caused an explosion on the Goeben and after a quarter of mi hour's right the Goeben disappeared in the mist on lire. The Rusians naval stall' announces that serious explosion occurred on the Goeben. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, November II).

Official: The Russian fleet, returning to Sevastopol, after a cruise' along the Anatolian coast, sighted the Goeben and Brcslau 25 miles off the Chersonese lighthouse. The Russians immediately manoeuvred into battle order. The flagship Evstafi opened fire with 1-2-inch guns at a distance of 40 cables, and the other Russian warships made excellent practice. There wore explosions on the Goeben, which was evidently surprised. Some delay occurred before the Goeben fired. Then a broadside of heavy guns was concentrated on the Evstafij until the Goeben was forced to fly. The Brcslau, taking advantage of her speed, did not participate in the fighting. The Evstafi was little damaged. Thirty-three were killed and twenty-five wounded. .

GERMAN! VBSSEL INTERNED IN DENMARK.

Received 20, 8.50 p.m. I Copenhagen, November 10. The German steamer Kamak, an auxiliary transport, lias been interned at Antofagasta. THE BOMBARDMENT OF LTBAU. FAULTY NAVIGATION. Petrograd. November 19. The bombardment of Libau damaged several factories, the railway station, and the poorer parts of the town. A petroleum reservoir was destroyed. A cruiser saidc several small steamers across harbour entrances. London, November 10. Lieut. David Blair, navigating officer of the Oceanic, was found guilty of negligently stranding his ship on September 10. ' (The Oceanic is the big Wbitc Star liner of 17,274 tons. She is evidently an armoured cruiser under the Admir- ' alty.) New York, November 10. Surgeon J. C. Beaumont, an officer on board the Olympic, stated on his arrival here that it was absolutely untrue tliat the Olympic ever rescued a single bluejacket from the Audacious. Passengers who said that they saw the Audacious sink were simply lying. (Tlie Audacious is a new battleship of 23,000 tons.),

GERMAN CRUISER FOILED. BY PLUCKY BRITISH SKIPPER. London, November 10. The Admiralty commends the remarkable exploit of Captain Kinncar in saving tlic Ortega from capture at the end of September. • A cruiser of the Dresden class sighted the Ortega a>'the western entrance of the Straits of Magellan. The Ortega's speed was fourteen knots and that of tlie cruiser at least 21. Captain Kinnear called for volunteers to assist in stoking, put the Ortega up to eighteen knots, and headed for Nelson's Strait. The cruiser kept firing two heavy bow guns without result. The Ortega, entered the Strait, where the cruiser did not dare to follow, as it is entirely uncharted, narrow and tortuous, and bristling with reefs.

CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC. Sydney, November 20. The Telegraph, commenting on the local navy question, says that if Canada, Australia and New Zealand could arrange to co-operate, with a few British vessels, though they could not hope to control the Pacific they should certainly have something to say in its control. 'MINE-LAYER CAPTURED. BY DUTCH TORPEDOER. Received 21, 12.35 a.m. I Amsterdam, November 20. A Dutch torpedoer captured a trawler flying the German flag in Dutch waters, suspected of mine-laying. STEAMERS MINED AND SUNK. Received 21, 12.1.5 a.m. Rome, November 20. The Austrian steamer Josephine Assad was mined and sunk in the Adriatic. Six of the crew were saved. THE OCEANIC WRECK. Received 21, 1.10 a.m. London, November 20. Lieutenant Blair, found guilty of negligently stranding the Oceanic, was reprimanded. The trial of Commander Henry Smith on a similar charge has begun.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 151, 21 November 1914, Page 5

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Maritime Activities Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 151, 21 November 1914, Page 5

Maritime Activities Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 151, 21 November 1914, Page 5

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