ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 September 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR. German Sailors Mutiny. A Regular Fight Ensues. Received Sept. 8, 6.5 p.m. London, Sept. .0 The Times' Cliristiania correspondent states that, on successive days recently, numerous bodies of German marines have been washed up, especially on the coast of .Jutland. As no fight was reported from either the British or' German side, there was much speculation as to the cause. It now 'r.iuspires that it is the result of a naval mutiny of TJboat crews, who refused to embark and seized four torpedo boats and bolted full steam for Norway. They were overtaken by a German warship, and a regular fight ensued, in which at least two torpedo boats were sunk and the crews killed or drowned.—Times Service.

AMERICAN TRANSPORT TORPEDOED. NO TROOPS ABOARD. Received Sept- S, 11 p.m. New York, Sept. C. The transport .Mount Vernon, formerly the Ivron Princess Cecilie, was torpedoed, while en route home. No troops were on board, bus it is believed that there were a few wounded. Later. The Mount Vernon lias returned safely to f. French port.—Press Assoc. AMERICAN VESSELS LOST. Received Sep f 8, 11 pin Washington, Sept. 0. The Navy Department has annouiucd that ihe American !'r:>i£bf,'r Almlraiili was sunk off New Jersey in a collision with the American steamer Hiskc. Five lives wore lost. The Navy Department also announces that the Lake Owen, an American freight"!-, was sunk by gunfire From a U-boat in European waters. Five members of the crew are mis*in.:r. Six were seriously wounded.—Press Asoc. GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK. Received Sept. 8, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Sept. 7A Gorman warship was seen to sink "ast evening off the Dutch coast. Presumably it was mined or torpedoed.— Reuter.

AMERICA'S SHIP OUTPUT. New York, Sept- 7. Peeeived Sept. S, 5.0 p.m. The Xew York Times learns that for the eiffht months ending August 31 the United States builv. 1,a:5a.403 tons of ■hipping, which is 00,577 tons more than was built in the United Kingdom during the same period. It is the first time in history that British shipbuilding has been exceeded by another na-tion.—Aus.-X.Z. Cable Assoc