ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1915, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

ITHE SENTINEL FLEET, SO!WgB®U& BLOW TO THE UNDERSEA MENACE, _ ' Paris, Sept. 8. Describing his \-iait to the Grand Meet, M. Reno Bazan says lie learned by various means that the British have strnak such , a powerful Wow at the German undersea fleet that, though it is still able to annoy, it cannot secure a definite decision, as its losses have eeen too heavy. The British have sunk great numbers, while the French torpedo boats have accounted for others. LOSS OF THE HESPERIAN. ... THIRTY-THREE MISSING. *'■ HEROIC WOMEjN. London, Sept. 8. It is now established that one American was lost on the Hesperian. Thirty-three of those on board the Hesperian are missing. A wounded Canadian declares that the women behaved heroically and were unsparing in their efforts to distribute lifebelts and assisting the wounded men into the boats. A girl remarked: "You have been dying for us. It is our turn now ; " GERMAN LIES. New York, Sept. 8. Count Bernstorff announces that evidence received in Berlin indicates that the Hesperian struck a mine, and was not torpedoed.

Washington, Sept. 8. The State Department liaa been informed that the German submarine commander has reported having torpedoed .the Arabic, when the Arabic attempted to ram the submarine, which was then engaged in sinlking another vessel.

EFFECT OF THE OUTRAGE. CHECKED PEACE DISCUSSIONS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) London, Sept. 8. The Times' correspondent at Washington states that it is unlikely that •diplomatic action will result from the sinking of the Hesperian. The act has checked the light-hearted assumption of a complete German repentance for her submarine sins. It lias stopped the discussion of peace prospects, which proGermans were steadily cultivating.

THE TORPEDO TOLL. A MIXED BAG. London, Sept. 8. The Ellerman liner- Douro, the Norwegian barque Storesand, and the French steamer Bordeaux have been sunk by submarines. Tlhe crews were saved.

The Russian steamer Rhea has been sunk by a submarine without warning. The crew aud two women have been landed at Liverpool. .FRENCH LINER SUNK. Paris, Sept. 8. The Transatlantique Company's steamer Guatemala has been sunk by a submarine. The crew were saved.