THE BRITISH NAVY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16302, 30 November 1918, Page 3

THE BRITISH NAVY.

ADMIRAL BEATTY’S REPLY. ! I TO GERMAN COMMANDER’S i PROTEST. j 1 By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright LONDON, Nov; 28. ! Admiral von Reuter, commanding the interned German fleet, protested against Admiral Beatty’s. instruction' forbidding the display of the German flag. Von Reuter claims 'this is ej breach of international custom and' con-1 trary to the idea of chivalry between honourable opponents. : Admiral Beatty replied: “The annisj tree suspends hostilities, but a state o| war still exists between Germany and the Allies. No enemy vessel can be permitted to- fly the national' ensign in British ports while under custody-.—J Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ ;j ATTEMPT ON THE TAY BRIDGE. | , "LONDON, Nov, 27. j The Dundee Advertiser publishes dw tails of the frustration of a submarine attempt to destroy the Tay Bridge. An airman discovered the submarine lying at the bottom of the river, near Dundee; A depth charge was dropped and wreckage rose. Divers found the bodies of thirteen of the crew inside the wreck, 1 and portions of other bodies floated t<j the surface. The wreck was salvaged, —Reuter Service. ■ . ;(

NAVAL CASUALTIES. The total naval casualties to Novem-! her 11, including the Naval Air Service to March 31, and excluding the Naval Division, are as follow; j Dead.—Officers, 2466; men, 4378. ■ Missing.—Officers, 15; men, 32. : 1 Prisoners.—Officers, 222; men, 953. ' In addition, 14,661 officers and men on merchant ships and fishing vessel were killed and 3295 made prisoners.—( Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. > j • „ ' vj GERMAN COMMANDER MUR- j DERED. j LONDON, Nov. 28.. i A naval officer, who participated it) the surrender of the German destroyers, states that in one case a junior officer presented himself. When asked, “Where is your commander?” he said! “I command. The commander gave us some trouble so we just threw him over-board.”—Aus.-Cable Assn. ; i MORE SUBMARINES SURRENDER; LONDON, Nov. 27. j The fifth group of 25 submarines ha* quitted Germany for England', and. 27 surrendered at Harwich to-day, brmgj ing the total to 114.