NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE BLACK SEA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13541, 20 November 1914, Page 3

NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE BLACK SEA.

RUSSIAN FLEET SURPRISES GOEBEN AND BRESLAU.

LITTLE CHANGE *IN THE SITUATION. CERMAN MOVEMENTS CAUSE SPECULATION. ENEMY STRENGTHENS AT BOISSONS. RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN ASIA MINOR LIBAU BOMBARDED BY GERMANS. NAVAL FIGHT IN BLACK SEA. The Goeben Ablaze and Out of Action. BRITISH WAR LOAN OVER-SUBSCRIBED. (Press Asso.— By Telegrapb— CopyrlKUU

GOEBEN DISAPPEARS IN MIST AFLAME (Received November 20, 11.45 a.m.) PETROGRAD, November 19. The Russian naval staff announce that a series of explosions occurred on the Goeben. (Received November 20, 1.40 p.m.) Official : A division of- the Black Sea fleet surprised the Goeben and Breslau on Wednesday. The first broadside from the Russian flagship caused an explosion on tho Goeben. After a quarter of an hour's fight the Goeben disappeared m the mist aflame. The Goeben is a battle cruiser of 22,600 tons displacement, built at Hamburg m 1911. having a speed of 28.6 knots, being the fastest battleship of the German navy. She was armed -with 10 11-inch, 12 5.9-inch, and 12 3.4-dnch guns, with 4 torpedo tubes. Her complement of men totals 1015. The Goeben and Breslau were near Gibraltar at the opening of the war, and escaping the pursuit of the British fleet, made for Constantinople, where it was alleged they had been sold to Turkey. The sale, however, was a subterfuge. The Goeben'g German officers and crew remained __ on board, and they took the vessel into action against Russia, thus opening hostilities involving Turkey. The Breslau, the other vessel engaged, is an armored cruiser of 4478 tons, 26.75 knots, armed with 10 4-inch quick-firing guns, 2 machine guns, and 2 torpedo tubes.