ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

THE NORTH SEA FLEET. SOME SHIPS MAY OOME SOUTH. TO WATCH FOR RAIDERS. Received May 10, 9.40 p.m. London, May !). Mr. Balfour, in a letter on the subject of the East Coast bombardments, points out that the maritime position lias so improved that instead of keeping the battle fleet in the north, as strategy in the earlier stages of the war required, it is now possible to bring important forces south, reinforced by submarines and monitors, without imperilling the preponderance elsewhere. Hence another Norfolk raid will be far more perilous to the enemy than those in the past. OVER THE NORTH SEA. A FLEET OF ZEPPELINS. WRECKS AND WRECKAGE, Received May 11, 12.35 a.m. Copenhagen, May 10. Steamers report that a large number of Zeppelins are in the North Sea, flying in all directions. They inspected many steamers. Shipwrecks and masses of wreckage are visible along the route. Many submarines have also been seen. FRENCH SHIP SUNK. London, May 9. A report from Brest states that the four-masted vessel Calgate has been sunk by a submarine. Twelve men have been picked up, but a boat load of fourteen is missing. THE CYMRIC. London, May I). Queenstown reports . that all the Cymric's passengers were saved. [A previous cable message said that the Cymric did not carry any passengers.] FIVE PERSONS KILLED. Received May 10, 9.40 p.m. London, May 9. The submarine attacked the Cymric at four o'clock in the afternoon. The explosion of the torpedo killed five of the crew. The vessel kept afloat for eleven ■hours, when she sank. 'One hundred and seven people took to the ships' boats and endeavored to make a south of Ireland port, but a Dutch steamer picked them up after they had been eight hours in the boats. The Cymric carried a general cargo.