NAVAL MATTERS

Southland Times, Issue 17934, 27 January 1917, Page 5

NAVAL MATTERS

ADMIRALTY EE ITERATES. OBLT ONE BBITBE DESTROY JtiJt SUNK, (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn & Reuter) (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) LONDON, January 25. Received January 26, 8.25 p.m. 'Die British Admiralty reiterates that the only British casualty was the destroyer that was torpedoed and sunk as has already been cabled. THE NAVAL BATTLE. ANOTHER GERMAN ACCOUNT. (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) LONDON, January 25. Received January 26, 8.25 p.m. German Official: V 69 received a direct hit on the bridge. Captain Majc Schultz, who has commanded the flotilla since the beginning of the war, was killed, with two officers and a few others. The steering gear was damaged, causing the vessel to collide with another ship. V 69 was seriously damaged and ran to Ymuiden unmolested. The ship previously rammed by V 69 continued to participate in the fight, ramming and seriously damaging an English destroyer, which a German aeroplane subsequently reported as sinking. The German vessel escaped at a reduced speed and reached Germany at Point Dappui. A third ship encountered numerous enemy destroyers, and, attacking them immediately, sank a large destroyer with a torpedo at close range, and reached port in safety. AN ALEXES CONFERENCE. A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING. PARIS, January 25. Received January 26, 7.15 p.m. Admiral Licaze attended the Allied Naval Conference at London, where there were important discussions regarding the most effective operations and unity of action. The Conference resulted in a complete understanding being arrived a^. POLZCT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. A REPRESENTATIVE CONFERENCE. IMPORTANT DECISION ARRIVED AT. (Australian 3c N.Z. Cable Assn & Reuter) LONDON, January 26. Received January 26, 9.50 p.m. The Admiralty reports that during the last few days an important naval conference has been held at the Admiralty between British, French, and Italian Admiralty representatives, who discussed the naval policy in the Mediterranean. Britain’s delegates were Sir K. Carson, Sir John Jellicoe, Capt. Halsey, and Admiral Oliver; France's repreesntatlves were Admirals Lacaze, de Bon, Katou, ami de Lostcnde; Italy’s were General Colei, Admiral Maryolo, and Captain Dwillarey. Moreover, Signor d'Allolio, Italian Minister of Munitions, M. Di .Toly, French Director of Shipping, and Signor Ancona, Italian Under-Secretary of Transports, attended, also naval and civilian experts. Mr Lloyd George indicated proposals which in the British Government's opinion would tend to closer co-ordination and more effective unity of action among the Allied forces in the Mediterranean. The results of the conference were en. tirely satisfactory, and the decisions were important, affecting besides naval operations, the use of shipping, the control of trade routes, and other cognate problems.