ON THE SEAS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 274, 4 November 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEAS.

A GERMAN PRIZE RESCUED. BY BRITISH DESTROYERS. Amsterdam, Nov. 3. German torpedoers in the North Sea captured the Batavier liner Oldambt, put a prize crew aboard and sent her to Zeebrugge. British destroyers learnt this and overtook the Oldambt, and took 1 prisoner the prize crew. The Germans had put bombs in | her engine room ( The Oldampt was beached near , the Hook of Holland. Her cargo is washing out. RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP DAMAGED. f REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. I (Received 4, 1.55 p.m.) Stockholm, Nov. 3. The “Tagblad” says a Russian battleship at Sebastopol has been damaged by a mine. OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] (Received 4, 11.30 a.m.) Amsterdam, Nov. 3. A German official says that on the night of November I—2,1 —2, the German light sea fc rces from Flanders stopped and ex; mined several vessels on the Lonllou-Holland route, and took two suspicious vessels to harbour. The third, which was ordered to follow has not yet arrived. English cruisers unsuccessfully shelled some of our torpedo boats. THE ADMIRALTY’S REPORT. [high commissioner’s message.] London, Nov. 3. The Admiralty reports that the enemy captured the Dutch steamer Oldambe on the night of Ist inst. near the North-hinder Light. At dawn our scouting craft overtook the vessel in charge of a prize crew, who attempted to blow her up. They took to boats with the ship’s crew. The prize crew of ten were overtaken and made prisoner. Five German destroyers were engaged and driven off. We towed the Oldambt to the Hook of Holland.