On the Seas

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 216, 14 August 1918, Page 5

On the Seas

MOTOR FLOTILLA v. ENEMY AIRSHIPS. BATTLE OFF FRIESIAN ISLAND (Received 14, 11.0 a.m.) Amsterdam. Aug. 13. German aeroplanes began the fieht oil the Ameland Island. A Zeppelin hunted to assist and v, .is -.oi'ii destiny cd The German .nrcijft weie w.i tml that German warships iniluiLng battleships, and ten tmpedoers weie appealing, but t 'iev did not participate 111 the fignt. It is believed that onlv two motor LO.IG we>e sunk and Dutch patrols le-'iud jheir ciews.—(A. and N.Z.) Dutch newspapers state that Ger. man airships and forty hvdropianes attacked a Butidi motoi boat flotilla. The latter, ignoring showers of bombs, fought biate’y against odds. Refusing to flee to safety the flotilla conci ntiatcd its fire on a zeppelin. Two damaged motor boats weie towed to port by a Dutch patrol. 1 A British seaplane alighting on the water after destroying t x zeppfslin had a rousing iec< pt ion from attendant British wai ships which sounded syrens full bl Ist within a couple of miles of the Gti- , man coast. 1 Divine service was proceeding during the fight and the 11 ig-hm sg Mailed “Hymn 221, verse seven.’’ The verse was joyfully sung on all ships.—(A. and N.Z.) [The verse referred to is as follows :—• “O happy band of pilgrims, Look upward to the skies. Where such a light affliction Shall win so great a prize.”} NO SURVIVORS. Amsterdam. Aug. 12. Referring to the Zeppchn btoiight down off the Frisian coast, message* state that twenty aircraft assisted the Zeppelin. Ten mor<_ arm cd in response to the call for leinforctments. Several destroyers cruised off tne spot where the Zeppelin fell, and found no survivors. A GERMAN STATEMENT

(Received 14, 1.50 p-m.) London, Aug. 1. In connection with the \di nah, statement the German Admiialty alleges that the motor boats, accompanied by twenty-five wai ships of various descriptions, were minelaying extensively when the airships attacked them. —(A. and N.NZ. aiiu Reuter-)