Maritime Activities

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 174, 31 December 1914, Page 5

Maritime Activities

THE CUXHAVEN RAID. BP-ITjUI PRESS EXULTANT. ALi/ICN'S ANSWER TO VON TIKPITZ. A WORK'AN APPRECIATION. London, December 2!). Tin- newspapers exultantly refer to tie Cuxliaven raid. Jlic Daily Telegraph says: "This was no lighting knock at an undefended door followed by a rapid flight to safety, but a hostile visit of three hours' duration, while. Britain's pilots flew over the roadstead where a number of warships were congregated." The Daily Chronicle declares that the incident suggests that the German navy has either taken the former battle oir Heligoland to heart or else is so doubly or trebly locked behind its booms and dock gates that it' cannot come out within any reasonable time. The Daily News says: "This is Britain's answer in characteristic style to , the bombardment of the Yorkshire'coast. Admiral von Tirpitz may have to change tactics.'" The Daily Chronicle's naval expert eays: "Already the mucli-d'scusscd German submarine has hcen deprived of half its terrors." New York, December 29. The Tribune states that the Cuxliaven ra d was tiie most brilliant and daring effort of the war. It puts Hartlepool into the shade and is also free from the stigma of a brutal assault on nonconibatants. THE KAISER ANNOYED. NEW NAVAL COMMANDER. AVILL THE FEET MOVE? Received 29, 9.20 p.m. Amstei ,<ani, Deccber 29. Advices from Berlin state that the Kaiser summoned Prince Henry of Prussia, and Grand-Admiral von Tirpitz to headquarters, where they discussed for severalhours the damage done at Cuxliaven. It is understood that Prince Henry has been given supreme commandof the battle fleet. MINE SWEEPER SUNK. I Received 30, 9.25 p.m. London, December 30. A mine sweeping trawler was mined, one being killed, and five are missing. THE EMDEN'S CAPTAIN. i . i London, December 29. The Daily News that Captain ion Muller, of the Eificlen, has arrived in England, on board the Orama.