HEROES RETURN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11717, 6 June 1916, Page 1

HEROES RETURN.

BOW THE BIG SHIPS FOUGHT STORIES OF GALLANT SAILORS. (Received June, 6, (J a.m.) LONDON, June o. Vessels returning to the East Coast bases were welcomed with great enthusiasm, the wounded being loudly cheered. One ship passed under the fire of fourteen enemy ships. Tho coramana'er. though wounded, stuck to his post until the vessel was docked. Tho Glasgow Herald says that the batUo cruiser squadron went to sea headed by the Lion and steamed at twenty-fire knots for nearly sixteen hours. , "When tho squadron met. tho •enemy, the Tiger opened fire on tho Dorffimgor, and s,cut a shell into one of her turrets, which wiped' out the whole gun crew. The Derffiimrcr >u>taine<-; such a hot. fire that the Timor's <rew are satisfied that .-h'-" U unlikely to be sixain hcarci of. V," A R SPITE'S GREAT FIGHT. When the (lorninii r. luicreenients came from tho south, tho AV.rspite took tho brunr, oi the hr;-r attack, Sbo beta uka isolated iroiu her ' ;iud j, ;.u;i'.l::d by Ir. h a c.czen enemy ;h : p-. . ; -:te iVi.i'Je a bri'l'aiii fi^ht apiiu.-j. i!!<lio.viodd.-, and >', -pcci : rnun "ilii'U u;i 'l, J!v111. 'I lit si :cleverly cut of ii^ht.