ENEMY'S DESTROYERS SIGHTED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3082, 12 May 1917, Page 9

ENEMY'S DESTROYERS SIGHTED

ANOTHER CUT AND RUN STERN CHASE FOR OVER AN HOUR , The High Commissioner reports:— London, May 10, 5.15 p.m. Tho 'Admiralty reports:—"A scouting force of light cruisers nncl destroyers from: Harwich, when cruising between tho English and Dutch coasts this ( morning, sighted eleven German destroyers to tho south on a parallel line. They immediately elosod, and opened fire. Tho enemy made off to tho southwards at full speed, under cover of a dense smoke-screen. Our vessels chased them for eighty minutes, ami engaged tliem at long range, hut were unable to s overtake them. Four of our destroyers chased the eleven Germans to within range of tho guns at Zeebrugge. Our only casualty was one man slightly wounded. Tho enemy's destroyers were seen to be hit." ZEEBRUGGE TWICE RAIDED (Rec. May 1.1, 8.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, May 11. Zeebrugge was twice raided last night by English warships which were in the vicinity of • tho coast.—Aus.j N.Z. Cable Assn. J i NAVAL HONOURS : COMMANDER EVANS DECORATED i AND PROMOTED. ■ London, May 10. Among the honours conferred for the naval action hetween the destroyers on April 25, tho Distinguished Service | Order and promotion to captain is conferred on Commander Evans, and the J Distinguished Service - Medal to Stoker Charles 'Williams, of the New Zealand j Naval Reserve. I Tho Press Bureau states: —"Tho J King has issued tho following mes- i sage: I have much pleasure in approving tho awards of recognition for the splendid action fought by the Swift and tho Broke with German destroyers. Officers and men did more than uphold the grand traditions of the British Navy." j [Commander Edward Radcliffc Gartli I Russell Evans, R.N., C.8., was one of the heroes of the recent destroyer action. He married a daughter of Mr. T. G. Russell, of Christchurch. In 1.002 he joined the steam yacht Morning, tho relief ship to the Discovery Expedition. Later in 1909 he joined tho British Antarctic Expedition as second in command, and after tho tragic death of Captain R. F. Scott in the frozen wastes' of Antarctica, returned to New Zealand in February, 1013, in charge of tho Terra Nova.] CHEAP TAUNTS IN THE REICHSTAG London, May 10. 'Speaking in tho'--Reichstag, a Conservative member declared that tho German fleet was longing . to meet the British, who in spite of denials knew that, the Battle of Jutland was the first defeat.the British Navy had suffered for centuries. A National Liberal member said that Britain's dominion of the seas was now shaken for overJ The British Fleet dared not come out.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.