ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1915, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

BOMBARDMENT OF ZEEBRUGGE. JIUCiI DAMAGE REPOUTED. Amsterdam, August 23. A German communique says:—Early on Monday morning an enemy lleet oi forty vessels appeared oil' Zeebrugge, but disappeared in a north-westerly direction alter it had been attacked by our coast artillery. The Telegraaf says the German batteries at Knocke, Ueyst and Zeebrugge replied to the British bombardment, which was directed against a factory between.Zeebrugge and Lisewegre. The German reply weakened and ceased. Amsterdam, August 23. The Handlesblad states that live British battleships bombarded .Zeebrugge harbor with good elfect. Received August 2-1, 10.40 p.m. Amsterdam, August 21. The British bombardment of Zeebrugge began at six o'clock on .Monday morning and lasted three hours. The shock smashed many windows in the Dutch Zeeland. There was excellent shooting against the vessels in tlie harbor. A destroyer crept daringly inshore, and drew the lire of the German bafctlccruiaers, which plumped shells into the sand dunes where the sixteen big guns, defenders of Zeebrugge, were concealed. Tin- British shells thoroughly searched the -dunes. The garrison at Zeebrugge remained in specially-prepared shelters, but the marines at Knocke assembled behind the Grand Hotel, the officers fearing a British landing. A German aeroplane directed the fire of the Gorman batteries. The Germans were apparently surprised, and the defences were hurriedly manned, They practically did not interfere with the British, who were twelve miles out. The British fire was concentrated principally on the Zcobrugge inner harbor, where parts of the new submarines are being assembled, and also the poison gas factory at Lissewghic. Heavy smoke clouds over the harbor 1 and the factory are reported, and Knocke is Ufiite. The lharbor woilka at Zeebrugge wore extensively damaged, and several guns at Hoyst Knocke put out of action. Most of the German shells; fell short, while, some British shells exploded in the ''country behind Zeebrugge,

THE ANATOLIAN COAST. RUSSIAN SHIPS DO GOOD WORK. Received August 25, 12,40 a.m. I'etrograd, August 24. Russian warships again destroyed the coaling stations and . fortifications of Anatolia, after their reconstruction, and sank several coal laden sailers at Frebiziouo. ENEMY DESTROYER SUNK. Paris, August 23. Official, —Two French torpedo boats sank a German destroyer oil Ostend on Sunday night after a fight in which our torpedo boats sustained insignificant damage to their hulls. THE El S.Copenhagen, August 23. The steamship Vidar is being fitted up to transfer the bodies of the British submarine's crew to Hull. Numerous wreaths have been sent. SUBMARINES IN MARMORA. Sofia, August 23. The British torpedoed the coal ship Espahau near Constantinople. The German liner Tencdos, laden with munitions and provisions, has been sunk in the Sea of Marmora.