ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

"A DESPICABLE BEAST." Received Dec 5, 7.45 p.m. London, Dec. 4. In his speech aboard the Lion (pretiouslj. cabled), Spiral Beatty added: "We know the British sailor ha 3 a large fcnrt and a short memory, but he should try to harden his heart and lengthen liis ■emorv, and remember the enemy yon aw looking alter is a despicable beast, ■•ithtr more nor less."—Aus.-X.Z- Cable Auoc. and Renter. THE NAVAL SURRENDER. VON MEUBER'S RECEPTIOX. _ _ London, Nov. IS Describing the surrender of Cerioa.T Warships, the correspondent of Tho Ta*a at Edinburgh telegraphs:— Bttted in hiiycabin, with a model of titt battle-cruiser Lion on his table in front of him and a portrait of Kelson on oak will behind him, Admiral Sir Daviil fiesitv yesterday settled detaiU tt tile surrender if German ships. The hislor i vent thrilled the fleet, though a thick fog shrouding the Firth of Fort ntfVwW deal visibility for the great »t|ht provided by the Konlssberp being 'iroof'-t : n br a light cruiser and destroyer convov Tho Konigtberg was flvinc; the Grr ntn naval ensign, and ,anchored off Tnehcape There was no sign of the red nor did Admiral von Meurer bring tho Soviet delegates with him when late io the afternoon, with a flag-captain, a «ttbn>arino commander, end a Zepnolin commander, he boarded Admiral Beatty's r'oetrmr o«.k\ the onlv .wliitepflnted vessel in the Grand FV»t. and "ept close to the Oueen Elizalwth. to he, was taken on the Admiral's h*W, ArH'i'a! von Meurer was niwd aboard tie tftiship Wfl sainted the duarterrpfe'ved br t !,A commodore and a fl)j! of m»rin"« and "ond-iotf! tn M""'" 1 cabin, where salutes «p l 'fln»ed Tbo (.nnf<-'-. r ro Insted nntil the carlv of Sdtiird.v n»i-n ; Ti". w:i<» tp«itiM »t, and finished at 6. after ivh'ch f>ni"»ber*T dinged her Njstsp ard steamed fror- the iiarbor. A GERMAN REQUEST. # fcEFUSED Bt ADMIRAL BEATTY. Received free. 5, 11-40 pm. Copenhagen, Dec. 4. Adnvrai Beatty has refused the Cerman«' request for any concession in regard to merchant shipping qr shipping in the Xorth Sea—Aua.-N.Z. Cable AaRelation. A SHIP SUNK BY A MINE. Some, Dec. 4. The scoot ship Rossawl struck a mine near Flume and sank. A hundred lives were lost.—Aus.-N.Z- Cable Assoc- and Enter.