ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

-THE NAVAL BATTLE. VON TIRPITZ'S BLUSTER. Received June 14, 5.5 p.m. Zurich, June 13. Admiral von Tirpitz, in an interview with the Niue Freie Presse, said: "The North Sea battle speaks for itself. The enemy's severe defeat destroyed the unjustified prestige of the British fleet." THE NEW ZEALAND'S PART. •Wellington, Last Night. The Prime Minister to-day received a telegram from the officer commanding |the New Zealand, as follows: "The officers and men appreciate the congratulations from New Zealand. All are proud to belong to the ship and to have had the opportunity of upholding the honor of the Dominion." " 4 THE HAMPSHIRE. DID HER BIT IN THE GREAT FIGHT. Received June 14, 5.5 p.m. London, June 13. The Hampshire's late engineer-com-mander wrote that his ship participated in the North Sea battle before the main fleet closed up. The sea was "stiff" with submarines. The Hampshire rammed one and gunned another. GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK. BY BRITISH MONITOR. Received June 14, 9.45 p.m. London, June 14. Amsterdam newspapers state that a British monitor sunk a German submarine in the recent action off Zeeb'rugge. The crew escaped and were rescued by a German destroyer.

A PAPAL SHIP. TO AVOID SUBMARINES, ••■• Rome, June 13. lUe Pope, intending to safeguard the Holy See's diplomatists from war risks, bought the steamer Nuncius. The Government has permitted the vesel to use the harbor at Civita Vecchia. It is painted white and yellow, and flies the Papal flag, for the first time since the lose of the temporal power. The ship will convey the new Nuncio to Buenos Ayres.