ON THE SEA.
BRUSH WITH U-BOAT. AMERICAN CHASER ACCOUNTS FOR THE PIRATE. Received June 13, 2.43 p.m. Washington, June 12. It is dot practically certain if the submarine chaser sank a U-boat on June S. oft the Virginia coast. The chaser suddenly encountered a submarine, whose periscope was showing The vessels circled each other for several minutes at a hundred yards distance, and then the chaser made a dash over the U-boat and dropped a depth bomb. The periscope disappeared and oil rose to the surface. The explosion lifted up the chaser. It, is reported that three German sailors' caips wore found in the vicinity.— Press Assoc.
TWO AUSTRIAN DREADNOUGHTS. SUNK BY ITALIAN TORPEDO-BOATS. New York, June 12. A United Press message from Rome reports that it is officially announced that two Italian torpedo boats sank two Austrian dreadnoughts off the Dalmatian islands on Juno 10.—Press Assoc. FISHING BOATS SUNK. London, June 12. Seventeen fishing boats were sunk off tlie coast of County Down (Ireland) on May 31. The submarine commander ordered the crews to take to the boats. Some remonstrated and the commander replied: "No parleying; get in or you go to hell." He shot one man through the arm.—Times. OPERATIONS Of U-BOAT New York, June 12. A U-boat looted and sank the steamer Vindeggen in American waters on Monday, and also sank the steamer Hendrik Lund.—'Press Assoc.
MORECAMBE BAY DISASTER. London, June 12. No Australians were in the Morecain.be Bay disaster.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. LOSS OF THE ANSONIA. New York, June 12. The Ansonia was a hundred miles in the Atlantic when she was torpedoed and sunk. Tlio survivors were picked up bv an eastward bound steamer. The search for the 40 missing men is continuing.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
DUTCH TRAWLER SUNK. Amsterdam, June 12. The Dutch trawler Helena was torpedoed off the Dogger Bank. Three of tSe crew were killed. FURTHER SUBMARINE VICTIMS. New York, June 12. German submarines sank two Norwegian steamships off the coast. The total sunb to date is eighteen. —Aus N./. Cable Assoc. THE LOSS OF THE IvONINGEN REGENTES. Amsterdam, June .12. Tt is understood that, Holland is nndeitakins an expert examination of tiie sunken steamer Koniugen Regenoes, in order to ascertain the cause of the loss. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc,
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1918, Page 7
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