AT SEA STILL?

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11267, 22 December 1914, Page 1

AT SEA STILL?

THE OMAN RAIDErS. POSSIBILITY HTIED AT. " Time*" «md Sydney u Sun " Services. (Received December 22, 9 a.m.) LONDON, December 21. I " The Times's " naval correspondent I stresses the difficulty of. combating raids over short distances made by battle cruisers of the highest speedThe squadron is so constituted that; it might remain at sea some time -longer*. ■'■'<'•' ; "'••;- -- •■.--•- Though the correspondent does not entertain the opinion that the German pquadion is still in the North Sea, he says it might contrive to. evade the British battle cruisers, and, favoured by thick weather, might attempt mote damage before. returning to port. mines sow:i by s:ua:roh (Received December 22, 10 a.m.) LONDON, December 21. Sailing between Hull and Copenhagen has been suspended. Mines. were sown on the east coast by the raiding German squadron, and the Admiralty continues mine sweeping. . ' ■ It is announced that there is a comparatively safe zone between Flam-! borough and Newcastle* . "VICTORY FGR THE KAISER." WOULD BE VICTORY FOR BAREAISM. " Times" and Sydney " Sun " Services. {Received December 22, 9 a.m.) LONDON, December 21. I A New York correspondent says that I the naval raid on undefended York-i shire towns, and the enthusiasm which the murder of non-combatants has! evoked in Berlin have not assisted the German cause in America. On the i contrary, they have deepened the con- i viction that victory for the Kaiser will > be a victory for scientific barbarism over civilisation.