NAVAL MATTERS

Southland Times, Issue 17868, 19 January 1918, Page 5

NAVAL MATTERS

THE GALLANT ARETHUSA'S COMMANDER | PROMOTED REAR-ADMIRAL i . [ (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright.) | (Reuter's Telegrams.) LONDON, January 17. j Received January 19, 11?.3."> a.m. i Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. the hero of the ' Arethusa action of August, 1911, has been promoted Rear-Admiral. j CONVOY ATTACKED j 14 MILES FROM FALMOUTH j BY GERMAN SUBMARINE I LONDON, January 17. Received January IS, 7.10 p.m. ! Questions in the House of Commons re--1 vealrd the fact that, a German submarine atj tacked a convoy of t.wonty sihps on Boxing ! Day only 11 miles off Falmouth, sinking one ' and severely damaging another. ! THE BOMBARDMENT OF YARMOUTH | ENEMY'S EXAGGERATED REPORT ! ADMIRALTY’S UNFEELING CORRECTION ! LONDON, .January 17. Received January IS, 10.50 p.m. i Germjtn official: Our light forces raided I the southern part of the North Sea on the night of January" 14th. The ships advanced north from ihe month of the Thames and Itomharded port establishments, tiring i over 300 shots. The British Admiralty comments: "The bombardment of Yarmouth lasted five min- ; utes, and only fifty shells were tired. No , other port, was bombarded." ! DESTROYERS WRECKED IN GALE | HEAVY LOSS OF LIVE 1 I ONE MAN SAVED I LONDON. January 17. RfNVMvrri .Lullitv IS, 10..’>0 p.m. Tho Admiralty n*p° t.h;vt rwn British rle.sf.ro rrr? on the night of I’Jf.h January . wore totally wrecked on Mir* co;isT of >cr»tIrmd during a violent iral*' and honvy snow. All r«n hoard the dostivyfrs wc.p.*. firm', mvl ; except one man.