COMMENT ON ZEEBRUGGE RAID.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 26 April 1918, Page 8

COMMENT ON ZEEBRUGGE RAID.

BEST TRADITIONS OF BRITISH

NAVY SUSTAINED

(Received April 26, 10.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 25. The New York World, commenting on the Zeebrugge raid, says that the operations were carried out with splendid dash and skill, and this daring exploit shows that after weary years of waiting the aggressive spirit of the British sea-fighters has not declined. They are ready for any adventure.

The Sun remarks that the attack was planned and delivered with a dash that sustains the best traditions of the British Navy, which throughout the war has set a standard of excellence unsurpassed in the history of the

world