15 JANUARY 1916, Page 3

We much regret to record the loss of the battleship

'King Edward VU.,' which was sunk by a mine. The ship's company were taken off without loss of life in spite of a heavy sea, and only two men were injured. The King Edward VII.' was ono of the latest pre-Dreadnought battleships. A British submarine has also been wrecked off TexeL The crew of thirty-three were rescued by a Dutch cruiser and landed in Holland.