THIRTY-FIVE GERMAN SHIPS COUNTED.
ENEMY'S SHELLS FALL SHORT OF BRITISH SHIPS.
BOTH SQUADRONS ENVELOPED IN SMOKE.
("Received January 28, 12.5 a.m.)
London, January 27
A member of the crew of a trawler states that fishing on the Dogger Bank was. suspended when firing was heard. About 35 German ships sped past, followed by British ships in line. The Germans were firing their stern guns wildly. The British shells constantly struck the German ships, despite their speed. The British tried to head off the Germans to the south.' Advices from Amsterdam state that the captain of a Dutch trawler counted 24 German ships. The British ships were trying to cut them off. The firing was indescribably terrific. Water spouted high in the air round the British ships, where th badly-aimed German shots fell. The British guns were better and more regularly served. Both squadrons were enveloped in smoke. The captain saw a great burst of smoke and bands of flame coming from one of the German ships.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15829, 28 January 1915, Page 7
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