THE JUTLAND BATTLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1916, Page 5

THE JUTLAND BATTLE.

FURTHER DETAILS. (Delayed Cable.) London, June 8. Mr. Arthur Pollen, the well-known naval expert, writing in /Land and Water, says: "Rear-Admiral Sir David Beatty's fleet was about 100 miles off the North Sea coast of Denmark at 2.15 on Wednesday afternoon. "Further south, and still more'distant from the coast, were Rear-Admiral Evan Thomas' four Dreadnought battleships of the Queen Elizabeth type, the Warspite, Valiant, Barbara and Malaya. "When Admiral Hipper's cruisers were encountered they were steering a northwesterly course, and Admiral von Schoolwith the main Geiman fleet, ivas flu miles to the southward of Hipper, and , r >o miles off Horn's Reef. "Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Rear-Ad-miral Hood, and Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot were 715 miles north of Rear-Admiral Beatty, who was steering south-easterly with four Dreadnought battle-cruisers of the Lion type, the Indefatigable and the New Zealand, and'light cruisers and destroyers. "Admiral Hipper's advance squadron comprised the Dreadnought battle, cruisers Lutzow, Moltke, and Seydlitz, either the battlo.-cruiseer Von der Tann or the new Hinclenburg, more probably the latter. Admiral Beatty sighted these ships, and closed on them at top speed, and Hipper turned his course to starboard. Beatty chased them astern, and opened fire at 18,000 yards, the four Queen Elizabeth class warships being loft behind.

"The visibility at this time was very poor. Beatty overhauled the foe rapidly, and in ten minutes the engagement was general. The Indefatigable blew up, and twenty mintes later the Queen Mary went, and a German cruiser as well. Then Hipper changed course again to a due southward line.

"The German Dreadnought fleet was seen coining up at 4.45. "Once more Hipper turned and took his station at the head of the German line with three vessels of the ICoenig Dreadnought battleship class and five of the jCaiscv Dreadnought battleship class.

"Meanwhile Rear-Admiral EvanThomas came up, when Bqatty turned and steered parallel with and slightly ahead of the enemy. Thomas fell in behind and engaged t.Ko G.erman battlecruisers 'and leading Uttleships. The action, Iwtwcen unequal forces, lasted for an hour rcru! a quarter. The British ships were faster and their guns heavier than those of the Germans, though eight British ships were opposing nineteen of the enemy's. It was lieatty's duty to draw the foe northwards and there seek a decisive action. "The first Grand Fleet reinforcements put in an appearance at six o'clock and Beatty, who was now well ahead, turned, *itli the object of forcing back die enemy. "Admiral Hood opened fire on the leading German vessels, and immediately lost the Invincible.

"At this stage, Admiral Jellicoe was deploying his force. Beatty tore off in an easterly direction, and Thomas took his station. "The Germans, in fear of the Grand Fleet, sent forward light cruisers and destroyers to hammer the British. Arbuthuot dashed forward and came under the f.re of the main German fleet. The cruiser Defence and the cruiser Black Prince were at once sunk, and tbo c_ruiser Warrior disabled."