THE NAVAL WAR

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17230, 26 July 1916, Page 7

THE NAVAL WAR

DESTROYERS FIGHT.

ACTION IN NORTH SEA

ENEMY'S DAMAGED VESSELS ■ ESCAPE.

The High Commissioner reports: LONDON, July 24.

The Admiralty reports that on Saturday at midnight, near the North Hinder lightship, some light forces sighted three enemy destroyers, who retired undamaged.

Subsequently off the Schouwen bank six enemy destroyers were engaged in a running fight. The enemy were repeatedly hit, but succeeded in reaching tbo Belgian coast. One of our vessels waß hit and one officer and one man were slightly wounded.

TWO ENEMY SHIPS DAMAGED.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

AMSTERDAM, July 24.

Trawlers report having witnessed an encounter between British patrol ships and two submarines off tho Scottish coast. Subsequently five German destroyers were seen 'returning to Zeebrugge, two with a heavy list..

THE GERMAN STORY. AMSTERDAM, July 24. A Gorman Admiralty communique states:— German torpedo boats from Flanders carried out a raid towards the Thames estuary, and when returning met several small British cruisers and destroyers. In a brief gun duel we scored some hits. Our boats returned undamaged.

THE BLOCKADE.

DUTCH FISHING FLEET SUPPLIES ' • GERMANY./

BRITISH SEIZE BOATS.

(Received July 25, 6.80 p.m.)

LONDON. July 24

The Foreign Office announces that inquiries have disclosed that the Dutch fishing fleet is supplying tho Germans with about 90 per cent of the herrings sold in Germany. Consequently a number of fishing boats have been placed m the Prize Court and others have been detained,

IN THE BLACK SEA.

BRESLAU IN FIGHT.

ELUDES RUSSIAN PURSUIT.

(Received July 25, 8.15 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 24.

A Turkish communique says:—The cruiser Midillieh, formerly the Breslau, south of Sebastopol a strong ouemy squadron, including a new Dreadnought of the Empress Maria class and four destroyers. After four -hours'.fighting the .Midillieh. evaded the efforts to cut her off and returned undamaged.

THE DEUTSCHLAND.

STILL IN AMERICA

ANXIETY ABOUT OVERDUE