ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

ANOTHER LINER SUNK. FIVE OP CREW DROWNED. Amsterdam, April 21, The Dutch liner Lodewyk van Nassau, laden with saltpetre bound for Holland, was sunk in six minutes. Five of the crew were drowned. A British steamer rescued the survivors. .. r A SAFE PERMII Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, April 21. Germany has authorised shipping companies to lend Brazil three liners detained in Brazilian ports, conditionally on guarantees being given that the vessels will not be captured or'attacked, VESSELS FOR COLD STORAGE. London, April 21. Owing to the. scarcity of British refrigerated tonnage, the Navagazione Generale Italiana is fitting refrigerators in six of its steamers, and some French lines are doing the same.

LOSS OF INDIAN MONARCH, London, April 21. The Board of Trade found that the loss of the Indian Monarch was due to fire from some cause unknown. THE CLAN McTAVISH. DETAILS OF FIGHT. Sydney, April 22. Letters from a Sydney resident on board the steamer Clan MacTavish give interesting details of the fight with the Moewe and tile subsequent movements of the raider. When the Moewe ordered the Clan MacTavish to stop the captain replied : "We are stopped," and simultaneously ordered the engine-room to open out to full extent. ..The Germans, discovering the-ruse, opened fire, and three shells struck the Clan MacTavish and a fourth passed through the engine-room, completely disabling the engines. The captain ordered the guns to cease firing, but the gunners, unaware that the Clan MacTavish had surrendered, fired a fifth shot, which struck the boat deck, and killed fifteen coolies. They found 250 other prisoners from various captured ships on board the Moewe, which ran across to the American coast and captured the sailer Edinburgh. The Moewe coaled from the captured steamer Cowbridge, which was then sunk with 3000 tons of coal on board. Afterwards she captured the steamers Luxembourg, Flamenco, Westbum, and Horace. Most of the crews of the captured steamers were transferred to the Whitburn, which proceeded to Teneriffe and landed the prisoners. ANOTHER TALLY. THREE MORE VESSELS. • Received April 24, 12.55 a.m. - London, April 23. The Danish steamer Esbjerg, with wine' and coffee from France, aiifl bound for Copenhagen, has been captured and conveyed to Swinemunde. The British steamer Habbia has been sunk. Her crew were picked up. The Norwegian barque Olga was torpedoed. Her crew landed safely.