MINES OFF THE COAST.
ONE AT CAPE FAREWELL.
EXPLODED BY TRAWLERS. OPERATIONS NOW LIMITED. [BY (TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Monday. Another mine was exploded by trawlers, two vessels which work one drag, off Cape Farewell, last week. jt was reported on Friday that a mine had been seen floating off Paekakariki. A search was made on Saturday and Sunday, but no mine was found Trawling Qperations are now limited to one unit in the vicinity of Cape Farewell, and ono off tho North Cape. Thore appears to be some ground for ibclievine that Ithe mines laid by the German raider off the New Zealand coast are nearly all accounted for now, but the authorities have not yet secured the definite information that it was hoped to obtain from Germany.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19190225.2.18
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17094, 25 February 1919, Page 4
Word Count
128MINES OFF THE COAST. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17094, 25 February 1919, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.