ON THE SEA.
THE GRAND FLEET. KING'S REVIEW ALL UNITS READY AGAIN
Times and Sydney Sun Services,
Received June 20, 5:5 p.m. London, June 19,
The. King spent fours days on his visit to the Giand Fleet, and saw all the ships that were engaged in the recent battle. He first visited the battle cruiser squadron, which is fu!7y refitted. Some of the ships bear some dents, but the whole unit is ready to go anywhere at a moment's notice
He next went to the base, where the great striking force of. the Grand Fleet lies moored in long lines, including many which have recently been commissioned. STEAMER TORPEDOED. SEAPLANE SHOT DOWN.
Received June 20, fl p.m.
Stockholm, June 1!).
A submarine, believed to Je British, northwards of Falkenborg torpedoed the steamer Ems, bound from Christiania to Lubeck. The crew landed.
A Swedish patrol boat, observing another steamer approaching nearer the coast, steamed between the submarine and the steamer, and fired a warning shot, whereupon the submarine disapoeired. Received June 20, 0 p.m. Copenhagen, June 19. Two seaplanes inffectually bombed a British submarine in the Cattegat, ,and the submarine shot down one of the seaplanes. PATROL BOAT LOST. Received June 20, 7.15 p.m. Paris, June 20.
The patrol boat St. Jacques has been sunk. Seven men, seriously wounded, were rescued, and nine are missing.
NETS AND MINES IX BALTIC,
' Copenhagen, April 15. The newspaper Ekstrabladet says: "The Germans are busy south of the Drodgen Lightship, in The Sound, setting a wide bar across the international waters in the shape of a huge sub- ]; merged steel net, with meshes about six •yards in diameter. This measure is a ' precaution against British submarine q activity. Danish torpedo-boats are carefully watching the proceedings, and seeing that no steel netting is being laid ■ down there. So far no such violation of Danish rights has occurred. The Berlingske Tidende (according to the Ekstrabladet) publishes a telegram from Malmo stating that a fisherman t who has arrived there reports having seen an almost continuous line of German warships in international waters between Falsterbo and Stevns Cliff, laying mines, and huge quantities of steel netting. .......
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1916, Page 5
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