IN THE ADRIATIC.
ENCOUNTERS WITH AUSTRIAN '» DESTIIOYERS. ' A LONG CHASB AFTER THE : . ENE?MY. . .•••■: (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) * (Reuter's Telegram.). . ; LONDON, April 27. \ ! The Admiralty reports : -r- ' ' V ] . Two of our destroyers on April 92 en- \ eounieved and engaged, five Austrian \ destroyers m the Adriatic. ' • ( Tlie enemy fled tofhe shelter of the ■ ►fortified poi*ts of Diirazzo, pursued by ] our destroyer, wlio were reinforced by five more British and one French de- : 'stroyer. • -> .'.-■ i 1 The chase continued until after mid--night, when ,we lost touch with the ' enemy. ' Oui" casualties total seven killed and ' 19 wounded. It is not known what' ' damage wia^infliot'ed on the enemy. ! j British' air forces < on April 23 dropped •a ton of bombs with good ' results on a j seaplane base at Durazzo.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14591, 29 April 1918, Page 7
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127IN THE ADRIATIC. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14591, 29 April 1918, Page 7
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