THE CRUISE OF THE WOLF.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1918, Page 4

THE CRUISE OF THE WOLF.

HIE ADMIRALTY'S STORY. LONDON, Ala roll 24. The Admiralty’s story of the doings of the raider AVolf shows that when the raider met the steamer Doe in Australasian waters she did not intend to molest her, as the Dee was in light trim. The latter unfortunately hoisted an ensign and asked to be report As a result she was captured and sunk with bombs. The AVolf v while preparing to sink the AYairuna, captured the American sailer AVinslow. The bombs failed to destroy the AYairuna, which was subsequently sunk by gunfire, jAfter transferring. the AVinslow's cargo, her masts were shot, away, and the vessel was set on lire. Bombs were placed aboard, and the vessel was left burning. The next capture was the Beluga, an American barque, oil laden. Over thirty rounds were fired into her, and she met a similar fate to the Winslow.

The American barque Encome, with 700,000 ft of lumber cargo, was satu.. ated with oil, her rigging cut away and set alight'. After the HitaeV Alaru was captured, everyone was inoculated agajnst typhoid. In Decern her the AVolf sank the American sailer John Kirby, from New York, hound for Natal and the French sailer Afaroclm 1 Davout, wheat-laden, hound for Dakar It is rumoured that the AVolf took two guns from the Marechal Davout. TV Wolf’s last prize was the Norwegian bar quo Storkbror, sunk early in ,Tanuarr.