"THE OLD SPIRIT."
NORTH SEA VICTORY. GERMAN SURVLVORS y NARRATIVES. , (Received September 1, 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 31. - "The Times f >r in ia leader on the North Sea victory, says:— "It is at once evidence that the spirit of the old navy still inspires our seamen." Many German prisoners taken in the naval fight bore/ revolver They declare that- their" officers ; shot them in order. to prevemt them from surrendering. ; ; '-•'' • A German 'cruiser'fired on one Eiig : lish boat which had gone to the rescue of the drowning. , The destroyers had to . leave some boats behind, but they were rescued by other British warships.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 177, 1 September 1914, Page 5
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