NAVAL OPERATIONS.

West Coast Times, 21 November 1914, Page 3

NAVAL OPERATIONS.

BOMBARDMENT OF LIEAU. PETROGRAD, N*»v. It». The bombardment of I.than damaged several factories, the railway -t.item amt the poorer parts of the town. A petroleum reservoir was de-troyod. A cruiser sank several small steamers across the harbour entrance, THE SYDNEY’S WOUNDED. MKl.ltm UNK. Nov. 2it. The Commander of the .Sydney reports that one officer. ‘even seamen, and one boy whn or. sent to the hospital at Colonds, are doing well. THE TENNESSEE INCIDENT. ( Received N«v 2t> at 11.2*1 p.m. 1 WASHINGTON. Nov. U» President Wilson conferred with Air. Daniels regarding the firing mi the Tennessee. No reply has been received from Turkey. President Wilson has decided to ask Britain for the courtesy of being allowed to Use its wireless with a view to obtaining a statement of the Turkish altitude. The President expresses tho belief that the firing was merely of a precautionary nature, AN INCIDENT CLOSED. (Received Nov 2u at lt.2ti p.m.> WASHINGTON. Nov 10. It is officially announced that tl incident with Columbia connected with wireless neutrality has ended. The State Department refuses to announce the nature- of the settlement hit! Britain and Prance. Tnofficialty ii i stated that Columbia informed Britain and Franco that no infractions neutrality have occurred or shall oevur. A STEAMER MINED. (.Received Nov 21 at 0.15 a.m.i ROME. Nov. 20. The Austrian steamer Josephine Assail was mined and .sunk in the Adriatic- Six of the crew were saved. A TRAWLER CAPTURED. (Received Nov 21 at O.Xi n.m.f AMSTERDAM. Nov. 20. A Dutch torpedo boat capture;! a trawler dying the German Sag in Dutch water* and suspected of mine Lvyin^,