ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

SUBMARINE ATTACKS CONVO| ONJS SHIP SUNK, ASOTHES " $ DAMAGED Received Jan. 18, 8.40 pJB "-"S London, Jan. W>"m Questions in the House of Oonugfi revealed that a German submarine e tacked h convoy of twenty vessel* i Boxing Bay only fourteen milea off A mouth, sinking one and severely damn ing another. \ ' ' J TWO BRITISH DESTROYER^ LOST IN A STORM. ; ' r 1; ■ •: Received Jan. IS, 10.60 pjHi London, Jul (V The Admiralty reports that two SK ish destroyers on the night of tbe;M in at. were totally wrecked on theeS of Scotland during a violent gale; MsS pf.nied by heavy snow. All were except one man. . 'VTm THE GERMAN RAID. '.l EXAGGERATED STATEMENT, Received Jan. 18, 10.50 p.m. London, Jan. M.JI Wireless German official: Our HjmH forces raided the southern part orl|S| North Sea on the night of the 14-15; advanced tiorth from the Thames mooH bombarding port establishments, over three hundred shot*. The British Admiralty the bombardment of Yarmouth Jive, minutes. Only fifty sheila WefS No other port was bombarded. jIH THE FRENCH DOSSES. London, Jan. 17* 1| The French shipping returns for'Mffij week are: Arrivals 793, dmrtuw:)m| sinkings 5 above and 1 below 1600 unsuccessfully attacked 2. , . iSwj