ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1915, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

LOSS OF THE MARQUETTE. XKW /EALAXDERS PLAY TUB GAME. London, Xov. 2(i. A Xow Zealand doctor states that when the Marquette was torpedoed •everybody rushed on deck. Fortunately they were well drilled, each knew his post, and lifebelts were handy on the decks. Various estimates place the time before she sank at from seven to twenty minutes. She went down bow first. There was no panic, but unfortunately the boats were not well managed, and almost all swamped. There was, however, enough loose gear, rafts, gratings, lifebuoys and planks, for everyone. "1 swam and reached a lifebuoy. The water was rather rough, but became smooth. 1 saw the periscope for half an hour a hundred yards away, apparently waiting for any rescue ship. We were not picked up for six hours. Our wireless message did not indicate our exact position, and this explains the delay in the arrival of assistance. A French destroyer picked up those saved, including Drs. Wylie, Isaacs, Tiechelmann, Leahy, and nine sisters. I do not know how the girls managed to hold on. Their endurance was wonderful. Many clung to boards, oars avid rafts with the greatest courage and calmness. New Zealand women and men played the game. We are all well." GERMAN CRUISER SUNK. Petrograd, Nov. 26. A semi-official message states that the German cruiser Frauenlob, 2057 tons, v was submarined.

HIRE OF ARMED CRUISERS, FREIGHTS REDUCED. Received Nov. 27, S p.m. London, Nov. 27. The Admiralty announce that they have arranged to reduce the hire of the faster armed merchant eruisers by 30 per cent, and of the slower by 20 per cent, after the chartered year. They 'have also arranged not to pay the special allowance of 3s and 3s Od per ton monthly that is given to vessels in Australian waters. IN AMERICAN WATERS. THE ZEALANDTA ARRIVES AT NEW YORK. A REQUEST FOR CONVOY. New York, Nov. 27. The steamer Zealandia, which a British cruiser searched on the Mexican coast, has arrived at New York, with her cargo unloaded. A British cruiser chased the Zealandia en route back, but the Zealandia kept to American territorial waters. Her crew are exclusively Germans. The American Trans-Atlantic Company has requested the Government to convoy its steamer AYicebags from Bcunos Ayres lest British warships seize it, owing to the. doubt existing as to the legitimacy of its transfer to the American Hag.