The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-26

They Are Nit Either BY Mines Or
Torpedoes In English Channel
and North Sea Waters, While
One Passenger Vessel Escapes
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FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT a..
SINKS GERMAN SUBMARINE
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Of Ships Lost Or Damaged One
Was American and Norwegian
Another Being British Collier:
Berlin EnIarees War Zone

.Assoeta.sa Press by Federal wIslsaSJ
i cND3N, February 24.-Eix steam
IL ers were either mined or sub
marinsd in Channel and North Sea
waters yesterday and one. passengeri
steamer was attached on the French
coast by a German Submarine. Ths
passenger vessel escaped, but the sub
marine was sunk. French torpedo boat
accounting for the underwater craft.
These marine and naval casualties,
with the announcement from the ad-
miralty that after today the right Of
unrestricted navigation in the Irish Sea
and the north waters Of the English
Channel Is Withdrawn, marx the days
developments in the efforts Of the Ger
man submarines to maze elective the
announced blockade Of the British and
French coasts. ~ ~ ~ r.
SUBMARINE DISCOVERED
The attempt TO torpedo = British pas
sengor steamer was made In the Strait
Of Dover, the admiralty reports, a Cross
Channel steamer plying between Bou-
Iogne and FolSssone being attacked by
a German submarine shortly after she
had cleared the French port. The sub
marine was discovered In time for the
steamer to be maneuysred out Of the
danger zone. She carried ninety-two
passengers, some Of whom were women
and children. The submarine dis
charged two torpedoes In her attack.
Following the escape Of the steamer,
a French torpedo boat Of the second
light squadron, attacked the submarine,
and, according to the announcement Of
the French minister Of the navy, made
Last night, sunk the raider.
Z, NEUTRAL STEAMER SUNK
OF the ships lost or damaged m the
war zone yesterday, one was the Ameri-
can steamer carib, one was q Norwe.
glen steamer, one was the British
naval collier Branksonls China and
three have not yet been Identified
The Carib struck German mine, q
memorandum from the German admir-
atty TO the American embassy stating
that she was of the prescribed course
in attempting to make Bremen. q
The collier Branksome China was
either Summarized or mined An the
Channel twenty miles southeast Of
Eeachy Head. Eighteen members Of
her crew landed last might highs at
Newhaven, bringing word Of tia con.
dition Of their ship and reporting that
another larger steamer was IN distress
I'm the Channel within sight Of the
Rranksome China. They rsported than
the captain and the mate Of the collier
were standing by, having refused to
abandon the ship, which vas badly
damaged and awash! AsEistaAee for
tho collier and for the other vessel in
distress has been dispatched. ~ ~ I
TWO MORE ToRPED0ED
Gu Hastings, In the same general
waters, two other vessels have beer
iOrpedoed. according to news brought tc
Lydd bs the steamer Kalihia one YES
sci was sunk and the other was 70
ported to be sinking. Tra&fers res
cued the crews on both these ships. .
OF Dover q Norwegian stsaniet wal
sunk, whether by mine or torpedo, Il
not known, The crew was saved.
In none Of the instances Of sub
marine activity reported yesterday wal
any warning given to the crews Of tn
vessels attacked.
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