ON THE HIGH SEAS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144856, 7 December 1915, Page 3

ON THE HIGH SEAS.

A THRILLING ESCAPE. PROM GERMAN SUBMARINE. CAPTAIN’S SPLENDID COURAGE. (Received Dec. 7,' 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, Doc. 6. A thrilling story is told of how the British merchantman Japanese Prince escaped from a submarine. A passenger says that for five hours they struggled to escape, meanwhile being heavily shelled.

“It was tho most exciting tune of my life,” ho says. “Shells were dropping in the water all round. The captain stood pluckily at his post, zig-zagging and handling tho vessel with wonderful ability and judgment. The crow loyally helped, and finally tho passengers, who were thrilled with excitement, had the satisfaction of seeing tho ship slowly outpace her ruthless pursuer and, by a miracle, reach port safely.” The gallantry has been recognised by the shipowners, who have given £SOO to tho captain and. a similar sum to tho mew.

CAUSE OF MINNESOTA’S BREAKDOWN. (Received Deo. 7, 11.40 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 6. It was a chemical dropped into the Minnesota’s boilers that caused tho breakdown of tho vessel while she was eu route to Britain with, war supplies. HOSPITAL SHIP EXAMINED. LONDON, Deo. 6. Tho Press Bureau states that the American, Danish and Swiss Consuls examined tho Mauretania, now used as a hospital ship, at Naples, and jointly certified that she was neither a combatant nor that warlike stores were aboard.