ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1916, Page 7

ON THE SEA.

'jf?WO AUSTRIAN DESTROYERS SUNK OTHERS PUT TO i Paris, December 30. fl Official.—An Allied squadron met aJ pursued an Austrian squadron frfl Cattaro, in the Adriatic, sinking <JH Austrian torpedo-'boat destroyers. JBm A naval communique states Austrian division emerged from CatflH intending to bombard Durazzo. BH Allied flotillas steamed out to The Austrian destroyer Lika wes nflSB and blown up, and the Allied noNIIII destroyed a sister vessel, the TriHHj and chased the remainder of the en—l the vessels fleeing towards their btJMi MR. BALFOUR'S TRIBUTE TO (Htflß London, December 9H . Mr. Balfour, speaking at the EhHH Theatre, said the Grand Fleet never had an opportunity of any but the silent triumphant funcflH of ensuring the communications offlH Allies who were bonded against 9R tyranny of the Central Powers. It HI not engaged in deeds of romantic tBII ism like the submarines in the SeflH Marmora and the Baltic, but it was MM forming the greatest and most imJHH ant part in the drama now playingHH the world's freedom. The worldTH yet to know how much it owes HH Fleet, yet to realise that the vicflH which is asuredly coming will be HW as much to the unchallengable of the Fleet as to the undying the Allied troops. He deplored theSK possibility of even the most moHH form of photography to record tile battles. What would they not g'vewH a permanent record of the great fJajßj of the British in 'Flanders and the njH vels of heroism of the Australians amt New Zealanders at Anzae? S