On the Sea.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1915, Page 5

On the Sea.

!l. X A TRAWLER attacked. ~J Keceived .Inly ]•>, 11.30 p.m. London, July 12. A submarine shelled the trawler Fleet?l woixl while tin! latter was fishing in tin: North Sen on Sunday. The second shell exploded iu the stern, wrecking the trawler:! lilelioat, and t):A crew was helpless under eontimicd shelCfire. A clecklmnd was killed, and the engineer [. and eii-iitain's son were severely wounded. (1 Ihe submarine came closer, the commander shaking his list, and apparently )J preparing to torpedo the trawler. The fishermen held up their bleeding ship's mates, and the Germans desisted and departed. The 'Fleetwood, in a erifyplcd ■s condition, reached (irinisl.y next >"KSTILL FINANCIAL. ' Amsterdam, Julv 12. i . Tl "' Hamlmrg-Amerika Company denies its insolvency. f KlVf! VISITS THE i'LEET. London, Julv 11. 1 ■ The King has returned to London, . alter a visit to Admiral Jellieoe'a fleet. • A MESSAGE TO TliE ADMIRAL. I London, July 11. ' ( The King, after a two days' visit to' the fleet, sent ii message, to Sir John ( Jellicie, expressing prulc and admire tion at the splendid force he commands with the full confidence of the King and the Admiral's fellow-countrymen. I realise," savs the Kin#, "the patient and determined spirit with which you have faced the long months of waiting and hoping. I know how strong is the comradeship linking nil ranks, which convinces me that whenever the day of battle comes the navy will a,l<l a fresh triumph to its glorious traditions." SIR JOHN" JELIJCOE'S HEPLY. London, Julv 11. Sir John Jellicoe replied to the King's , message: "The memory of your Jtfa. jesty's visit will carry its through anjf further trials of our patience. lam convinced that the navy traditions are safe in the hands of those unaer my command." GERMAN CALLOUSNESS. THE ANGLO-CALIFORNIA'S ESCAPE. Received July 12, '2..10 p.m". London, Juiy 11, In addition to the men jdllert aboard the Anglo-California, over twenty were drowned. A member of the crew states: "The submarine signalled: 'Get into tho i'ionts; you can't get awav.' When thin was not done, she signalled: 'lf you do not want your lifeboats, we wili shoot them away.' That' was what the cowards did. Some of the crew wee swimming for two hours and a half before being picked up."