A NAVAL ENCOUNTER.
ENEMY DESTROYERS RETIRE. OFF THE BELGIAN COAST. Australian-New Zealand Table Sedation. (Reuter’s Telegram.) Gccoiveil October^ The Admiralty reports that six British and French destroyers patrolling the Belgian coas»i cm Saturday attacked thice ueimen destroveirs and seventeen aeioplanes. We obtained two direct hits on enemy tiestrovers, whicAi immediately retired to the protection of tl'io land batteries. Our antiaircraft gunfire- broke the aeroplane formation The aeroplanes each cropped throe bombs in (ho vicinity of our vessels but no damage resulted beyond two men being slightly wounded. NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVE. ■ LONDON, Oct. 28. The Admirafty reports: Our naval airservice on Friday night bombed Lichteiveldo railway jimetion, securing direct hits and causing a Heavy explosion. They also bombed Thouronji railway junction and ( oi temarck junction. Explosions* were obsen oil. On Saturday nvc bombed SparappclliocL and Engel nerodl'omos and the Ostend Tliourout railway. Two enemy machines were brought dowiu All ours returned safely. \
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10120, 30 October 1917, Page 5
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151A NAVAL ENCOUNTER. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10120, 30 October 1917, Page 5
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