, 1915-05-05
Censored at Jamaica.O

Censored at JamaicaO
London, May 4th-rhe Admiralty report
q series of small alfirs which occurred in
the neighbourbo,d Of the G4lloper and
North him Ter hight hips on Saturday. Dur
ing The forenoon the d s,royer "Recruit"
was sunk by Il German submarine, four ofic-
ems and twonty one men being saved by the
trawler "Daisy". In the AFTERNOON the
trawler "CoIumhia" was attacked by two
German torpedo boats which approached her
from the westward and begun Tie action
without hosting their colours. the "Coium-
bio' wos sunk by a toypeuo, only one OF her
deck hands being saved by another tlawler.
a division OF Brisish destroyers comprising
the Laforty, LtcnIdas, LaWford and Lark
chased the two GermaH vessels and after
u brief running fight Of about an hour
sank them both, the British dcstroyers
sustaining no casualties. Two German
officers and forty-four men we're rescued
from the sea and made prisoners Of war.
The Recruit" which was on patrol duty,
was struck amid ships by a torpedo ana
began to sink. She slgnaiIed for assistance
and was answered by the trawler "Daisy"
thirty Of her complement Of eixtv-fve being
saved, "a torpedo fired ut the Daisy" fore. ng
her to leave one of the rescue boats behind.
The submarine chased this boar and fired ut
it, vomiting fonr men. The British torpe-
do boat destroyers on sighting in the
distance the two German torpedo boats
winch had sunk the trawIer "Colum-
bia' and which were apparently supporting
the submarine, engaged them ut long range
in the vicinity OF the North Hin Ter
lshtship. The Germans endeavoured to es-
cape, but the British boats pressed
them hard and soon sunk them, while
the submarine disappeared and was not seen
afterwards. The "Co}umOin" sank ia two
minutes after being struck and Der crew
were drowned, q Norwegian steamer having
attempted Rusuccesstuily to rescue them.
The steamer "Vor!ld" has arrived at Mauss-
luis, Holland, from London, ana reports hay-
ing saved two officers from one of the Ger
man torpedo boats.
1t is officially announced that the Admit
rally will limit the pleasure cruises of Yachts
and other craft to the British coast during
the coming summer.
The correspondent Of the "Daily Tele-
graph" at Mitylene states that tie bomba5d-
meut Of the DMdanellea was being continued
On Saturday. Refugees say that he guns
Of the Queen Elizabeth" did tremendous
damage to Tie Turkish trenches and that
the town OF Dardanellia was totally des-
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considerably damaged. The action Of The
fleet was being humpeled by mines, the
clearing away OF which is made difficult by
the mobile Turkish batteries ashore, bat
the possess on of Gabdtepe is expected to
enable the Allies to place guns which viii
silence these batteries.
The correspondent Of the Exchange Tole-
graph Company at Athens states hat four
thousand French troops were pNt shore at
Kun kale on the twenty-f til ultimo for the
exclusive purpose of facilitating the occura-
ton Of Seddel Bahr by the British and that
as soon as these operations We're completed
the French returned TO their transports and
proceeded to an unknown destination.
1t is officially stated lint the casualties
during the landing OF he Buij~n troops N
the Dardanelies between April twenty Itch
ana tiiIrtieth were twenty-six kilIed, and
that of the British fleet fifty three were