ON THE SEA.
LOSS OF THE HESPERIAN, SUNK BY A SUBMARINE. New York, vSeptember 24. Captain Smellie, of the British steamer Crosby, has filed with the British Consul a statement to the effect that he witnessed the sinking ol the Allan linet; Hesperian by a torpedo fired by a German submarine.
He says that the submarine chased the Crosby and it was only by putting on full steam and steering a zig-zag course in the darkness that he was able to.escape. The statement will be sent to the Admiralty to refute the claim from Berlin that the Hesperian was sunk by a floating mine. ■' The captain states that he- sighted the Hesperian on September I and saw her giTe a suddeg jerk and start to sink by the head. He started to her assistance but had hardly got the boat round when he discovered a submarine making for him. He forced the vessel round, rang full speed, and kept the ves[sel's stern towards the submarine, and escaped in the darkness.
MINES IN THE BALTIC. Stockholm, September 24. German mine-laying in the Baltic has caused heavy losses to Swedish fishermen. The Government is seeking compensation.
BRITISH VESSEL SUNK. London, September 24. , The steamer Chancellor has. been sunk. The crew were saved.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1915, Page 6
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210ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1915, Page 6
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