NAVAL MATTERS

Southland Times, Issue 17468, 24 March 1915, Page 5

NAVAL MATTERS

ANOTHER STEAMER TORPEDOED CREW t.*nti AT DOVER (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON', March 23. Received March 23, 9 p.m. The steamer Concord was torpedoed in the English Channel. She is still afloat, and the crew have landed at Dover. GERMANY'S NAVAL LOSSES “MADE GOOD’ SAYS THE REICHSTAG AMSTERDAM, March 23. Received March 23, 9 p.m. During the discussion on the naval estimates in tho Reichstag the Privileges Committee report declared that the naval losses had already been made good. DRESDEN’S CREW INTERNED SANTIAGO, DE CHILI, March 23. The Dresden’s crew has been interned on the Quiriguina Islands. TORPEDOED SHIPS STATEMENTS BY PASSENGERS (Times and Sydney Hun Service). LONDON, March 23. Received March 23, 5.30 p.m. A passenger by the Batavier says:— “I was awakened on Thursday morning and told that a submarine had captured the ship. “German officers boarded us and took the passengers and crew to Zeebrugge. “All were confined in the cabins, brought to the inner harbour, and kept imprisoned for two days, “We were not allowed on deck, but were transhipped to train for Ghent, officers guarding us and all windows olosad ”

Sixteen of the crew of the Zaanstroom who have arrived at Amsterdam, state that the Germans hoisted the war flag. Two Dutch steamers, a HamburgAmerlka liner and the Odenwald, Interned at San Juan Puerto-ruad attempted to escape and the forts fired blank cartridge at them. As the steamers persisted live shells were fired, and the Odenwald returned to anchorage. The Customs have seized her.