ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

A PATROL AFFAIR. GERMAN VERSION DENTED. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Nov. ]fl, 12.30 a.m. London, Nov. 1(5. The Admiralty denies the German Ad-. miralty|s allegation ■ that a British'destroyer'was hit during engagements off Flanders, and explains that a German destroyer tired a few rounds on our patrol vessels, the fire being promptly returned, and the Germans immediately retired. Our patrol was then resumed.

STORY OF THE SEA. A RESOURCEFUL WIRELESS OPERATOR. London, Nov. 14. A remark-able story was revealed in the Prize Court. Tlie steamer Mazatlan, flying the Mexican flag, attempted to send a wireless message to the cruiser Leipzig containing details of the saillings and positions of British ships. The schemo was defeated by the resourcefulness of Smith, an English wireless operator on board, who secretly .put the wireless out of tune and altered the wave length whenever the German operator was going on duty. Smith occasionally communicated with the Leipzig, in case she should guess tho wireless was wrong. On one occasion the captain ordered Smith to send a code message to the Leipzig and when Smith refused, as a Briton, the Martian's officers' threatened to shoot him. Smith then pretended to send the message and worked the keys so that sparks were seen. Finally the British captured the Maswtlnn off the Falkland Islands. THE WEEK^LOSSES. Received Nov. 16,1.80 a.m. _, _ , London, Nov. 15. The British Admiralty-report on the submarine campaign for'the week ended November 11 gives the following figures, those of last week's report being also given: This Last . , , week week Arrivals 2)25 2384 Sailings 2.107 2370 Sunk over 1000 tons 1 8 Sunk under 1800 tons ' ft 4 Unsuccessfully attacked ... ] 0 A fisher was sunk. A submarine sank a British destroyer and a small -monitor which was co-operating with the army in Palestine. Seven are missing from the destroyer and 26 from the monitor.

AMERICAN STEAMER. TORPEDOED. Received Nov. 15, r>.r> p.m. \ New York, Nov. 14. The American steamer f). X. Luck-en-bach was torpedoed in the Ray of Biscay on October 27. Five of the crew were lost. The twenty survivor* have reached the United Slates. ITALIAN RECORDS. Received Nov. 15, 0.50 p,m. Rome, Nov. 14. The arrivals for the week were HS4 and the sailings 333. The sinkings were one sailer over a hundred tons.

Over Under Unsuc1(100 MOO Total ccssful tons tons sunk attacka Week ending— Feb. 34' ... . 10 ' (1 22 10 March 4 ... . 15 S 23 15 March 11 .. . 1-3 4 10 12 March 18 .. . 18 8 20 20 March 25 .. . 20 7 27 12 April 1 ... . 17 14 31 20 April 8 ... . 17 210 13 April '15 ... . 10 0 2S 13 April 22 ... . 41 15 50 20 April 2D . 38 12 50 20 May (1 . 1!) 2-2 41 30 May 13 .... . 17 5 22 14 Mav 20 .... . 10 i) 28 13 May 27 .... . IS 2 20 22 Juno 3 . 1(1 '3 18 15 June in ... . 24 8 32 20 .lime 17 ... . ' 24 ;■> 2!) 37 June 24 ... . 21 ('. 27 m July 1 . 15 5 20 13 Julv 8 . 13 3 IB 13 July 15 .... . 14 4i 18 J2 July 22 . 21 3' 24 15 July 21 .... . 18 3 21 •) August o . . 21 2 23 i: August 12 . . 14 2 10 11 August 1!) . . 15 3 18 1.! August 2C . . 13 5 23 II Sept. 2 . 20 3 23 1) Sept. 0 ..,. . 12 0 18 12 Sept. 10... . 8 20 28 0 Sept. 23 ... . 13 2 15 10 Sept. 30 . 11 2 '13 (1 Oct. 7 , 14 2 1(1 3 Oct. 14 .... . 12 a 18 0 Oct. 21 ... . 17 8 23 7 Oct. 28 . 14 4 18 1 Nov. 4 8 4 12 0 Nov. 11 .... 1 5 : . 'iQ 1 (150 230 880. 523