THE NAVIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 240, 24 September 1914, Page 5

THE NAVIES.

SUBMARINES PAY THE PENALTY.

BOTH DESTROYED

London. Sept. 22. Reuter’s agency says it is. reported that the two submarines which attacked the cruisers were destroyed.

SURVIVORS LANDED.

DETAILS OF THE TORPEDOING

(Received 24, 9.0 a.m.) London. Sept. 23.

The steamer Flora landed 287 survivors, including a few wounded and one dead. The survivors state that the Abou 3dr was hit in several places about nix o’clock, and disappeared in five minutes.

The other cruisers, apparently thinking she had struck a mine, rushed to her assistance.

The Hogue, after lowering her boats, was hit and soon. sank. The Cressy reported two sub marines, but was torpedoed immediately afterwards and sank at eight o’clock. Thirty uninjured officers have land cd at Harwich.

It is believed that *OO were saved. Captain Nicholson (not Norton), of the Hogue, served as midshipman on the Calliope, and yas on that ship at Apia when she steamed, out in the face of the terrible hurricane. FURTHER DETAILS THE RESCUE WORK. (Received 24. 9.55 a.m.) London, Sept. 23. Reuter’s Ymuiden correspondent states that the British survivors were clad in all manner of clothes, some in Dutch soldiers’ khaki jackets. The. cruisers’ crews were largely reservists from Chatham. The Flora’s captain saw only the Cressy. He a* fust knew nothing of what had happened. He saw her heel go down suddenly, and lowered his boats. The Flora nicked up the survivors clinging to rafts of timber. Several English sailing boats were bringing more survivors to Ymuiden. All the spectators agree that the Cressy. firing as she sank sent the two submarines to the bottom. This, however, is not confirmed. It is officially stated that the "British destroyers appeared as the Flora was getting ready to steam awav.

[Ymuiden is a small port on the Dutch coast north of Haarlem.)

MORE SURVIVORS

LANDED AT AMSTERDAM

(Received 21. 10.15 a.m.) Amsterdam. Sept. 23. A Dutch steamer landed IS wounded and 5 dead from the sunken cruisers. She had originally 111 stir vivors. but they were transferred to other British torpedo boats. The disaster is said to have occur red at 7.30 on Tuesday morning. IN THE ADRIATIC. BOMBARDMENT OF C ATTA RO. “UMM” AKD “SYDNEY SUN” SERVICES. (Received 24, 9.0 a.m.) London. Sept. 23. Operations against Cattaro by the French fleet have been suspended and will not be resumed until a com bined naval and military assault can be made. A number of Austrian warships al Cattaro made several unsuccessful atempts to escape the vigilance of the French fleet. THE EMDEN’S ORDERS. WIRELESSED I ROM BERLIN. London, Sept. 22. The " Times' " naval correspondent hazards the opinion that the Emden acted on instructions received wirelessly from Berlin. The notion that Berlin is able to direct operations at such a distance is almost uncanny. No more striking exhibition of the use of wireless in naval war is imaginable. One may picture that Admiral 'on Tirpitz in his office in Berlin received news of the situation in the Bay of Bengal, realised the opportunity for a little coup, and issued an order. The cruiser did the rest. ANOTHER VICTIM. CITY OF LINCOLN SI NK. (Received 24. 10.45 a.m.) Fremantle. Sept. 21. Passengers by the Paroo. from Singapore, report that the City of Lincoln was sunk off Penang by a German cruiser. The passengers were given 29 minutes to leave the ship. FLEET MOVEMENTS. TOO MUCH”PUBLICITY. LAPSES FROM SECRECY TO BE AVOIDED. ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTION. The following despatch has been received by His Excellency the Governor from the Admiralty: — k “The attention of officers in command is called to the necessity nt strict i lucmiee in all matter.- nlating to the movements and operations against the fleet. Interviews

and letters from the fleet are appearing in the press giving information which should not be made public and it appears from private telegrams correct’y addressed to ships at their base that information on these points must have been conveyed in letters from these ships. "Smell lapses in secrecy may have serious effects on public interests and as they cannot always be controlled by censorship the patriotic co-operation of all ranks should be invited.’’ His Excellency hopes that this requi'st will be strictly adhered to. CARRYING OUT HER PLANS. POLICY DEFINED IN APRIL. REDUCING THE BRITISH ELEET. BY MINES AND TORPEDOES. (From the- Basie Correspondent of “Le .Matin,” April, 1911.)

“This evening his Excellency Admiral Brewsiug w ill give an address on the following subject:—.‘Our fleet; its future and its political role.’ It was in a Swiss newspaper at Basle that I read on April 22 this surprising advertisement. Who was this Admiral who felt the need c.f unburdening his mind in Switzerland. Naturally it was a German Admiral, ami the address was given under the auspices of the German Naval League. “Let us not sland'T the boundless hospitality of the Swiss to both man ami ideas. In the town where Bartholdi's monument recalls the generous a ill given by Basle to beseiged Strasburg. we cannot object even to the holding of a meeting to expound I’anGeriuatiism. Bitt one would think that though the Swiss law allows it, tact would forbid such propaganda in a neutral country. It is true that in German eyes Basle is a country already conquered. They have refrained from fortifying Huningcn. in Alsace, twe miles from Bask'. On the other hand, at the very gate of the old fre:' city, they have reared the tort of Iskin. which commands th" railway lines of Baden station. This station, which is German property, is in Swiss territory. One cannot see its wid<> front and its network of lines without realising that there is on- of the most important points for German mobilisation. By it will come in case of war German troops from the south for use on the French frontier. Moreover, there are 50.000 Germans in the <anton of Basle, so Admiral Brewsing was. so to speak, at home, as he rose to address the several hundreds who were drawn by his advertisement.

In act-cuts -harp and commanding, in manner dogmatic, the admiral began with a history of the G< raian Fleet, from 1895 to our days. He recounted the intense efforts, thanks to which Germany, practically without a fleet in 1 5 95. will have in 1915 a fighting strength ol 889.000 tons on the water. From the admiral’s comments one gather'd that Britain had forettd the sacrifice on the Fatherland. “We saw.’’ he declared. “America crush Spain. Britain humiliate France, ami massacre the Boers. Everywhere the weak were crushed. So the German people awoke, and at length understood that if they were not to sink to the position of vassals of the AngloSaxon. thev must become a maritime power.” tlit' events abovenientioned inspired them with the resolve to redouble their efforts begun at their EmpHTor’s suggestion in Alter describing in tietail, progress in building and arming ships, and in coastal defence, the admiral painted an arresting picture of th- next war. He described the ticklish position of the British Fleet, forced far from its base of operations, in its altempt to blocktide the German coast. “Me shall await them.” he cried, “close to our own shores, in a -ituutiou most favourable to ourselves. Our torpedo boats and submarines, for a long period trained for night attacks, cannot fail to work enormous destruction to the Britisl fleet, which must repair to its base for stores and munitions of war, while we shall have ours at hand. So at length will come a time w hen a certain number of our enemy's vessels being destroyed and others widely scattered for the purpose of defending commercial interests, the fleets will be practically equal. Then 1 can suiely assert the tide will flow in our direction. Our vessels hate six torpedo tubes against four of the English vessels. Dur guns are in pvrfeet condition after 2»M> shots-; his lose accuracy of fire after 60. Besides. as the rival navies are opposed, the fleet which is most capable ot long range attack will have the advantage. Now our gunners, continually trained, secure wonderful results a 4 10.IHJ0 metres. We shall cause the enemy’s vessels enormous damage, while they are preparing for a fight at close range —the only kind for which they tire trained. After the battle again the advantage will bu on our side, thank: to the proximity of our arsenals and workshops, and to the number and efficiency ol our workmen, we shall be able more quickly to repair and reconstruct.” The Admiral then passed to the political aspect. He imagined a general outbreak of war. and his dream vision as it passed over this universal field ot battle discovered at each moment encouraging omens lor Germany. According to him. two nations are to play an unexpected part in the conflict, and these two nations are Japan and Italy. Italy’s task will be twofold—her fleet will" neutralise the power of the French fleet. For this purpose it is of ample strength, even without the help of Austria. As to her army, from Tripoli it will inarch on Egypt. Along the coast are magnificent paved roads, constructed by the Romans. Italy will despatch 120,000 men, who will find no difficulty in wiping out the 13,000 English quartered in Egypt. The desert, the climate. the Arabs, the British fleet, were as nothing in the eyes of the warlike Admiral. As to Japan, ho revealed to his audience that, in spite of her seemiii'' alliance with Britain, -he was strongly averse to British policy. “There is no doubt that in east of w- ai

the .Japanese fleet would hear an expeditionary force into the South Pacific to take possession of Australia and New Zealand. “Will Germany’s aims he confined to a merely successful war?' No,” continued Admired Blow sing. “'[lie 80.000,000 souls we shall shortly number need colonies —a vast colonial empire. We shall not repeat the scandalous Agadir fiasco, that shameful business wherein we had to renounce our tiesigns on Morocco bet ore an English threat. We must increase, nay, double, our navy, in order to conquer and defend the oversea possessions of which we have need. Wo should consider no sacrifice too heavy for that. ‘On for Gotl and our country!’ as old Blucher said one hundred years ago." Such were the words 1 heard at Basle, a peaceful town in a neutral country. An excited audience greeted them with applause, all the more enthusiastic as that very evening the papers had devoted columns to the reception of the British King and Queen at Paris.