Explosions were also heard off the coast of Northumberland at about 4 am, and it was feared that ships! Were being attacked by German aircraft a fow miles out at sea. British fighter aircraft went up and returned about 9 am, Antisaireratt batteries fired ata German plane over "the Thames Estuary last night. The raiding plane was 0 high that it could only be seen a speck, streaking away towards the East. "About fifty" shells" burst, Found it before it got out of range.
'A message received atthe Admiralty. sent at the request of the master "of the German steamer Wakama which was scuttled to avoid capture by a. British warship, for transmission to Germany if possible, "Rumours about the crew of being shot at in lifeboats The 33 officers and men well and interned on board 4 British cruiser, Please inform re-natives where possible." The message sioned by. Schacht, master of the Wakama—Reuter.
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