THE NORTH SEA.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14147, 26 July 1916, Page 5

THE NORTH SEA.

A PATROL ENCOUNTER

ENEMY DESTROYERS DRIVEN TO

PORT.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

London, July 24

The Admiralty reports that at midnight on Saturday off the North Hinder light some of our light vessels sighted three enemy destroyers, which retired.

They subsequently engaged six enemy destflt>yers off Schouwen Bank in a running fight.. They repeatedly hit the enemy, who reached the Belgian coast. One British vessel was hit and one man was slightly wounded.