ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

MORE ABOUT THE WOLF. OPERATING IN PACIFIC. Copenhagen, March 3. Further details from the Igotz Mend! prisoners state that after the Wairuna was captured the Wolf cruised for weeks, hunting between the Kermadecs and Australia, capturing and sinking a number of vessels. She seized a benzine schooner off the New Guinea coast, enabling her to. replenish the stores for her seaplane -The capture of the Matunga gare the Wolt great quantities of food. The raider then went towards Java, laying a train of mines. She encountered and attacked the Hitachi Mara, carrying a, cargo of copper and rubber of great value. The surprised Taps fought without luck and lost twelve seamen before surrendering The raider Wolf captured the Hitachi Maru on September 20. Fourteen of the crew and two Indian passengers were '.killed in the fight. The Wolf sank the Hitachi Maru on November 7- ' THE VLIELAND AFFAIR. AS EXPLAINED BY GERMANY. ■» Received March 4, 7.55 p.m. j Amsterdam, March 3. A Berlin telegram states that a German minesweeper and three fishing steamers were sunk off Vlieland, most oi the crews being saved. fWO SUBMARINES SUNK. BY JAPANESE 'DESTROYERS. Received March 4, 7.55 p.m. ; Tokio, March 3. Official: Japanese destroyers sunk two German submarines in the MediterWBM£. / — 7~. A, SUBMARINE SUNK. Washington, March 3. The anJld American steamer Nyanza Wd a two hours running fight with a jabmarine. The submarine was sunk.