ENGLAND INVADED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 177, 26 July 1913, Page 5

ENGLAND INVADED.

AT THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES. lAJTD DEFENCES CRUMPEED UP I I LONDON. July 25. I During the British naval manoeuvre.*.! which arc now proceeding, the '"Keel."' or i invading fleet, outwitted the "Blue.'' or I defending licet, and crumpled up tho defences or. the Humber. the "Keels" landed 1.500 troops and raptured several important points. Theo- • retically. a., the result of the raid. Grims- I by and Immingham are in ruins. The raiders re-emharked their forces and disappeared seaward. THE DEFENDERS' CLAIM. i Received S.oO a.m. I j LOXDOX, July 25. ' The Blue Fleet claim to have defeated t- n raid, destroying the two Red trans-I ports. The defenders aho state that the,- j trapped the raider- ashore. Practically every available ship of the' British Fleet in European waters is tak- i in? part in the manoeuvres, including all ■ the battleships and la'iL'c crui-crs in the! Mediterranean Fleet. The fleets will in-' elude:— Ei_hteen Dreadnought battleship?, including the Lord Nelson .md -firoemnien and live battle-cruisers. 2.1 pre-Dreadnought battleships. 3!) large | cruisers. 22 lisht en;---* 13 mine lavcrs ! and sweepers. n 7 destroy-I «?■ 20 large torpedo-boats. 42 sub-i marires. .] depot or repair ships. fn j addition t„ these 3.15 ships the air service; Is represented by three hydro-aeroplanes. j *ith the cruiser Hermes as tender. The manoeuvres started on July 10. mid the riidin_- free referred to con I 'isted of :■ pan,- nf p.oval Marines who! endeavoured, tinder -he shelter of one of i '« fleets enenevil i„ the operations, to! p ff«t 0 landing on the East Coast. The! tnal v.-as arranced to demonstrate the feasibility nf 5 ,_idi> _ party lauding in Bntai n uieler t'-« conditions which will, p S»t durin_ tl-e naval manoeuvres. 1 Ar.T'ml >i r ( : P ,, r ,„ Oal!a„han. Com-j siamler-in.Chief „f ,: ir . noll , p n>„ t _ ~o nt. j mauds on.- section of the forces H" is I Sir John .Tellieoe, I the rWon,' Sen Lord nf the Admiralty. ThirH Sea T.ord. Kear-Admiral I fw." I A!nn -"- Peer-Admiral Dudley I 1'" Hiair. \.-.,-al SoerMnrv to the First' >■"•<' fn-1 Viee-Adn.i-al <=ir Alexander! Ifgf. r.l«n sneeiallv l,«Ut their Hags.

MURRAY WATERS. CI G SCHEME PEOFOSED. (Received 10.20 a.m. i MELBOCRXE. this day. ( . "'yi'pr.rt „f , !ir . onrrincers who inVes- , "'. ' l 'e Murray waters c|uestion with „.' * !n what means are ~ , ,:1 l 0 'he settlement of the lands •--,., ,ar ' ol . ,s States affected, contains involving the expendi- '" n i over sj x millions.

AUSTRALIAN WIN AT BISLEY.' 'Received 10.50 a.m.) , LONDON. July 25. I rinomanl'T H f rism, ,the A""*™!-"-" I Pant n thp Elkirl srton Cup. Ser- > South ■ !DUnrlsen ' Kin S"* s Prizewinner,; 1116 silver cup in the same event. J