ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

GERMAN VESSELS CAPTURED, BUT DRIFT INTO NEUTRAL WATERS.

London, July 31;

An official report from The Hague says that British submarines shelled the Batavier and Zeweeuw, off Texel, oatsida territorial waters. The vessels fled into Dutch waters and tho German crews abandoned them, whereupon a submarine entered Dutch waters and placed a crew on hoard the Batavier, which navigated the Zeweeuw towards the open sea. When a Dutch torpedo-boat arrived the current had driven the vessels into Dutch waters and tha prize crew abandoned the Batavier. The submarine (disappeared directly the torpedo-boat displayed the signal "Suspect our neutrality."

PRIZE COURT AWARDS.

SALE OF GERMAN SHIPPING OFFICES. Australian Cable Association, Received Aug. 1, 5.5 p.m. London, July 31. j The Admiralty Court has awarded the crews of several warships £12,280, for salving silver and bullion vataed at £/160,000 from the Poona, which was mined in December. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have purchased for £00,22-2 the Ham-burg-America Company's offices in Cockspur Street. THE 'FRENCH NAVAL SITUATION. Paris, July A). In the Chamber, when an interpellation upon the navy was suggested, M. Ribot, the Premier, immediately rose and said: "Wo have experienced during the past week tho most critical period of the war." He promised, despite his preoccupation carefully to consider the naval situation and. if decisions were necessary, to take them, but not under pressure from the Chamber. ' The interpellation was postponed by 281. votes to 'lB3.