ITALIAN ACTIVITY ON THE SEA AND IN THE AIR.
SHIPBUILDING WORKS BOMBARDED AT TRIESTE. GARIBALDI LOST IN OPERATIONS OFF CATTARO. (Received July 20. 1155 p.m.) Rome, July 20. An Italian official communique states that since July 7 much activity has been displayed by Italian warships and aircraft in the Adriatic. Italian warships destroyed a revictualling base for torpedoes on one of the Dalmatian islands. An Italian dirigible caused fires at the important Stabilimento-Tecnico Shipbuilding Works, at Trieste, which were visible at a distance of 25 miles. Water-planes* dropped bombs on Austrian destroyers concentrated in the Fibana Canal, near Pola. The Italian cruisers Mares, Francesco Ferruccio, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Vettor Pisani, on July 18, bombarded the railway near Cattaro, where a number of Austrian battleships were taking refuge. The enemy stayed in the harbour with steam up until the Italian warships retired. Submarines then attacked the cruiser Garibaldi. The cruiser avoided the first attempt to torpedo her, but she was struck later. The crew displayed the utmost calm and discipline, the men shouting, " Long live the King," several times before jumping into the sea in accordance with orders.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15975, 21 July 1915, Page 7
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