ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

SEIZURE OF FISHING VESSELS. FISHERMEN'S PROTEST. Reuter Service. Received July 26, 7.30 p.m. London, July 25. Reuter's Hague correspondent states In reference to the seizure of fishing Vessels,' that the Fishermen's Unions Lave telegraphed to the British Minister protesting against the abuse of power, the gross violation of their rights, and the unjust measures adopted which will cause 10,000 dependent on the fisheries to remain idle. PROTECTING MERCHANTMEN. A GREAT RECORD. London, July 25. Admiral Bacon's despatch, covering the operations of the Dover patrol for the six months to the end of May, states that 21,000 merchant ships passed the patrol of which the enemy sunk or damaged 21. Poo? per cent, of the patrol .vessels were sunk with the loss of 77 lives. Not a single life was lost during the transport of-troops across the Channel. The aetivi'tieu of submarines operating from Belgium has been reduced. We destroyed several submarines and sue surface vessel. TWO STEAMERS SUNK. United Service. London July 25. The steamers Knutsford and Ll'ongue.n tave been sunk. THE LLONGUEN'S CREW Received July 26, 5.5 p.m. London, July 25. Lloyds report that seventeen "of the i the crew of the Llonjnien, torpedoed near Algiers, have arrived at Maples. Fourteen were drowned by the eapsizin? V boats. ACTIVITY m THE BALTIC SEA. Copenhagen July 25. There is liveliness in the Baltic." Cannonading is heard every day and patrolling squadrons, torpedo-boats and submarines are constantly seen. AUSTROGERMANY MORE KAISERIAN RUBBISH. Berne, July 25. The Kaiser, in a speech on the Somme front. said:~"Yonr especial privilege is to fight the English, who have sworn to destroy Germany and build up a combination of the countries which, at a given signal, foil on us, who are the most peaceful people in the world. Tlie English led us to believe they were our friends, yet were plotting our destruction. The English offensive is intended to carry the war on to German soil to the peril' and undoing or our helpless women and children. : Your duty is to break the English offen- ' sive and prove that Germany is invin- ; cible." ! Conservative circles in Berlin are »ngry that the Kaiser's so-called inspir- . lag speeches are withheld from publication »nd intend to demand that Henson Betnmann-Hollweg shall explain to ,lhe Reichstag why they are withheld. PREPARING FOR ZEPPELIN RAIDS. , London, July 25. German newspapers describe the preparations for extensive Zeppelin raids em England in reply to public murmuring* about inactivity.