ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 October 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

BRILLIANT BIT OF WORK,

ENEMY'S BASE AND SHIPS DESTROYED. Received Oct. 6, 6.6 p.m. Rome, Oct. 4. Signor Orlando (Premier) announced in the Chamber that the Italian warships and British cruisers at .Durazzo were protected by Allied torpedoers and American submarine chasers. They succeeded in passing the mine-fields and eluding submarine attacks, and approached close to the harbor works. They fiercely bombarded and completely destroyed the base and the Austrian ships moored there. Despite the enemy's Are, the Allied ships audaciously dashed into the attack. Anglo-Italian airmen co-operated. The attackers suffered no loss or damage, except slight damage to a British cruiser by a torpedo vessel. The cruiser, however, continued to participate in the fight, and afterwards returned to her base under her own steam. —Reuter. IMPORTANCE OF DURAZZO ATTACK. Received Oct. G, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Oct. 6. The attack on Durazzo was of the highest importance in connection with the Allies' strategy.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Received Oct. 6, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 4. Wireless Austrian official: About thirty united enemy naval forces and numerous airmen, on October 2, bombarded the town and harbor of Durazzo for two hours. The material damage was unimportant. The enemy's attempt to penetrate the harbor with torpedo boats and gliding boats failed. One enemy gliding boat was sunk. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc; and Router. An Italian naval communique Rtates: American submarine chasers, while protecting the larger vessels which bombarded Durazzo on the Cad, destroyed two enemy submarines. AMERICAN TANKER SUNK. , HEAVY DEATH ROLL. Received Oct. 0, 5.5 p.m. New York, Oct. 4. The steamer Trasch collided with the Atlantic tankw George Henry. The latter was damaged, but stood by and rescuer the crew of the Trasch, which sank in seven minutes. The death-roll is expected to total CO. 1 A GUNBOAT SUNK. ALLOCATION OP TONNAGE. Received Oct C, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 6. The Admiralty reports that a gunboat was Bimlc on September 30 by collision witih a merchantman. One officer and fifty-two men are missing. The "Press Bureau states that the Allied Maritime Transport Council has reached important agreements on the policy of governing the allocation of tonnage for the ensuing year for the American army and inter-Allied food, munitions, and other commodities. —Aus. tf.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. AMERICAN STEAMERS SUNK. Received Oct. <!, 5.5 p.m. New York, Oct. 5. A United State scout patrol was sunk by internal explosion. A number are missing. Received Oct. G, 11 p.m. New Yorlc, Oct. 5.

A scout patrol boat off the coast exploded internally and stink, despite rescut vessels hastening to the scene. One boat load was saved, but the total complement was fifty-five. Later.

The crew of the patrol boat were all saved, being picked up from the boats. A new American-built steamer was sunk in a collision off Key West. Most of the crew were lost, —Press Assoc. The Navy Department has " announced that the steamer Sanaaba was sunk by a mine in American waters. Many are believed to be lost. ' An American freighter was sunk oil the coast. There is no trace of the crew.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.