ON THE HIGH SEAS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16742, 24 December 1914, Page 7

ON THE HIGH SEAS.

GERMAN SUPPLY SHIPS CAPTURED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.. LONDON, December 22. British warships near the Falklands ; captured the new Hamburg-Amorika liners Baden and Santa Isabel, which had been acting as supply ships to tho German cruisers. VALPARAISO ENGAGEMENT. THE GLASGOW'S ESCAPE. (Received December 23, 8.10 p.iu.) LONDON, December 22. ' j A member of the Glasgow’s crew! states that Admiral Cradock’s last Hies-' sage to tho Glasgow was, “Get away at full speed.” The Monmouth’s captain signalled, “ 1 can’t get away because the ship is making water rapidly, so I will go hack, engage the enemy and try to ram or torpedo one.” The Glasgow at one period received tho concentrated fire of five German vessels. Tho rolling of the ship saved her. being riddled. NORWEGIAN STEAMER MINED. (Received December 23, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, December 23. Hie Norwegian steamer Boston, timber laden for London, struck a mine off Filey. The crow landed. GERMAN NAVY WON’T FIGHT. INTERVIEW WITH VON TIRPITZ. SUBMARINES AGAINST BRITISH MERCHANTMEN. (Received December 23, 9.15 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, December 23. A semi-official agency circulates sS interview with Admiral von Tirpitz in which he stated that the duration of the war depended on Britain. Questioned whether the German fleet would come out to attack the British he replied: “ Can you expect our fleet, which is only a third of the British, to come out and allow the British to deliver its blow?” Admiral von Tirpitz believed that the use of the submarine against British merchantmen would be more effective than any Zeppelin raid. BOTTLED UP. KONIGSBERG OUT OF ACTION. (Received December 23, 10.30 p.m.) LONDONj December 23. The crew of the British steamer Newbridge, who have returned to Shields, state that vessels belonging to the East Indian and Mediterranean squadron caught the Somali, which accompanied the Konigsberg on raiding expeditions, and sank her at the mouth of the Rufiii River. The British then took the Newbridge and another vessel; and sank them across tho channel, com- ; pletely bottling up the Konigsberg. ' THE YARMOUTH RAID. HOW IT WAS CARRIED OUT. (Received December 23, 11.30 p.m.) *} LONDON, December 23. I The Viennese newspaper “ Die Zeit’’ publishes a German sailor’s letter describing the raid on Yarmouth. It indicates that either the Seydlit-z or the Moltko carried it- out. The vessels' started at six in the evening and the crews were at the guns all night. Tho Germans reached the coast at eight in the morning without sighting the enemy’s ships. They were utinblo to get close owing to mines. The main object of the raid was gained by enabling smaller cruisers to strew the*', English waters with mines.