ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1716, 6 January 1920, Page 5

ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND.

STORY OF THE “BOTTLING” OPERATIONS.

The story of how the Navy ran obsoete cruisers, filled with concrete, into he harbours at Ostend and Zeebruggo mder a terrific fire from enemy batcries will he told by Lt.-Commander lourko, V.0., D.5.0., to-morrow night, u the Opera House. The lecture will >0 fully illustrated with 140 lantern didos. As an instance of tho completeless of tho series of illustrations, picmrcs will be shown of episodes where a mbmarine filled with high explosives iad to be run under the viaduct leafing to the Mole, and blown up* in order :o make a breach in the viaduct, and irevent reinforcements from tlie shore reaching the Mole. Pictures are to be shown of the submarine being towed to Zeobrugge, of her when she was under the viaduct, of the crew attempting to escape in their dinghy, of the explosion jinfi the after effects, and other interesting and exciting events.,- The thrilling adventures of the crow of the submarine when they attempted to escape aro related in full, and make a most interesting story, in fact the blocking operations wore so full of events'that the-story will bo one of sustained interest. -v