NAVAL BATTLE OFF CHILI.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15120, 9 November 1914, Page 6

NAVAL BATTLE OFF CHILI.

GOOD HOPE SUSK' MONMOUTH'S FATE - r ' UNCERTAIN. GALLANT FIGHT AGAINST ODDS, VESSEL REPORTED ASSORjj, '*

i Press Association f t. Received November Sth 72_ p *, if, It i_ officially stated tW *_ ft /jl,Hope exploded and foiindewd? Monmouth i_ Tho Glasgow escaped "'*' (rBESS ASSOC. ATIOJI' TEL-OBAW. 1 ho following cablegram ha, beca „, cened by the Prime Minister from £ High Commissioner:— . LONDON, November - The Admiralty has received t****.worthy information of an action off fa Chilian coast on November" Ist. JV" Good Hope. Monmouth, and Gl_xco_ " camo up with the fc*tar__Qrst G___«. 1 nau, Leipzig, and Dresden.'. Both squadrons were -teaaang, soutii in a strong wind and ooDsideraWo sea. The German ___adrori declined action • until sunset, when the light -are i. an important advantage *£}_ _ctioa lasted an hour. " ■ '

Early in tho action t__- Good Hopa and Monmouth took fire, \ra. fonghb •' on until it was nearly dark, when « serious explosion oocxjrred on tfco .Good Hope, which foundered. Tho Monmouth hauled off at darkShe was taking in water freely, aod appeared unable to -team away. Sin was accompanied by -*&& - had, during the' whole _us.i.m., fwgjjjt the Leipzig and the Dresden. On the enemy again approaching tjj-> wounded Monmouth,- the Gl_s_fi. ( which was also under fire from ->V«L tho armoured cruisers dTew off. ■ __>" enemy then attacked the Monmosj. , again, with wltat result is s*tj'4 ! nitely known. '*''/'■ I The Glasgow* is not e_ie__iT__ , ;-_.i(f_ aged, and has very few caffia&fefi', Neither the Otranto nor the Gaopaa": were engaged. > ,' - * Reports received fry the TweigS o£Bce from Valparaiso state that thtrw* is a belligerent warship ashore on-"f» Chilian coast. It is possible this. 3_t - prove to bo the Monmouth. EnwgHw measures havo been taken on tha.-"--sumption to rescue any survivors. ;~~f"~ Tho action appears to the Admi«KjK. to hare been most gallantly cont-jsted," but in the absence of.the CanopUß,tliß; enemy's preponderance of fore* »ar, considerable. ' '%■■ ' •>, ' I-'