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ON THE SEA.

HUNS' TERRIBLE CRIME. MURDERING STRICKEN CREW. London, August 28. A clear case Qf a German gubmsrine attempting to sink without leaving a trace is revealed by the case of the French Government steamer Lyniiine. which was torpedoed without warning off the Spanish coast. Two whaleboats and a raft wore got afloat with the survivors. The submarine rose and charged one whaleboat, cuttting it in half. The occupants of the other whaler thought this was an accident stroke, and went to rj:icue their comrades, but the submarine then rammed tfie second boat and smashed it, killing the captain and a woman passenger. It then turned and rammed the debris in order to make sure. The submarine next rammed the raft several times. The submarine commander, seeing 'the Lyndiane's second officer swimming by the ship, ran him down, the propeller cutting him to pieces.

I The U-boat then resumed the task I of smashing the obstinate raft, killing 1 and maiming many during the process. Eventually the raft was scattered to pieces, and the submarine disappeared, leaving the survivors clinging to the debris. Though this attempt to sink without leaving a trace failed, only eight stricken survivors were rescued out of forty-six.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received August 29, 7.50 pan. London, August 28. The list of awards in connection with : blocking Ostend on May 9, include three Victoria Crosses, namely: I Lieut.-Commander Drummond, in : charge of a motor launch, who, despite three severe wounds, qavigated his seriously damaged boat, and took off forty of the Vindictive's crew, some of whom | were killed during embarkation. Lieut-Commander Bourke, who was in charge of a motor launch, and engaged the enemy guns with a Lewis gun. After withdrawing, he heard cries, re-entered the harbor, and rescued three wounded men who were clinging to a skiff. The launch was hit in fifty-six places, including once by a six-inch shell. Lieutenant Victor Crutchlev, who aerimed command of the Vindictive after his superior officers had been put out of J action, and manoeuvred the Vindictive into position. He did not leave until he [had thoroughly searched, with an electiic torch, for survivors. He assumed command of Lieut.-Commander Drummond's motor launch when the latter collapsed owing to wounds, and kept her afloat by bailing her out.' Captain Benn, ALP., has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the Bath, and Captain Ernest Wigram, a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. Qcorge, for gallant conduct in the Ostend action.—Aus. and Ni!. Cable Association and Reuter.

THE OSTEND EXPEDITION. STIRRING STORIES OP GALLANT DEEDS. London, August 28. The Gazette contains stirring stories of deeds of heroism and indomitable courage in the course of the long list of men mentioned by Admiral Keyes, commanding the Dover patrol, in connection with the second blocking operation at Ostend on the night of May 9. Admiral Keyes says: Aerial photographs taken prior to the operation clearly showed that the enemy had made special preparations in anticipation of a renewed attack. The operations were carried out in mined waters, in face of a tremendous fire. The greatest credit is due to the volunteers for the hazardous service in the Vindictive, and in the motor launches detailed for rescue work, also to the crews of the innumerable craft which covered and screened the Vindictive, led her to the objective, and rescued the survivors of her crew after she had been premeditatedly blown up. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. ANOTHER SPANISH VESSEL SUNK. London, August 28. The Spanish steamer Carasa has been torpedoed and six of the crew drowned. This is greatly aggravating the Uer-man-Spanish situation.

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Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

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ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

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