ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

LOSS OF THE PERSIA. THE DEATH TOLL. ' Received Jan. 1, 8.50 p.m. London, Jan. 7. Official: One hundred and nineteen of the Persia's passengers, fifty of the European crew and 166 Lascars perished.

tNe baralong case. ■AMERICAN PRESS COMMENTS. HINT OP REPRISALS. Received Jan. S, 1.15 a.m. New York, Jan. 7. The newspapers comment that the British Note regarding the Baralong B*ae does not deny the facts contained ■nthc affidavit?. Americans aboard the tticosi&n .point out that the broad bints.contained, in the German note were ipparently intended to convey the threat ihat Germany would consider the punishment of the alleged perpetrators i>y the British Government as a full excuse for reprisals. They also publish l.London message declaring that it is believed the next step expected will 'lake the form of shooting a number of prisonered British officers and men, equalling those lost on the submarine iwltfeh the Baralong sank. It is considered probable that an investigation will be made by American naval A NAVAL SKIRMISHON LAKE TANGANYIKA. London, Jan. (I. The commander of a naval expedition on Lake Tanganyika (Central Africa) sports that he attacked, on December '■&, the German armed steamer Kingani *nd compelled it to surrender. All the German officers . were killed, and the Kjngani was brought to port in a sickt^&gftdititui.