The Naval manoeuvres have continued during the week. We shall
not be so rash as to say to which side the battle has inclined, for what appear to be successes might in real war have been defeats. Enough to repeat a few of the facts recorded in the papers. On Thursday week the chief part of the " Red" Fleet, under Sir J. Jellicoe, raided the Humber. Most of the defending, or " Blue," ships were drawn away by a feint, and the "Reds" then landed some two thousand troops with guns from transports, and theoretically destroyed important property and material of war at Grimsby, Clee- thorpes, and Immingham. The " Blues," for their part, contend that they destroyed most of the "Red" ships and trapped the raiding troops. In the afternoon the "Red " troops were re-embarked, and the " Red " fleet proceeded to sea. Last Saturday Sunderland and Blyth suffered the same experience as the Humber towns. Again there was only a small force of "Blue" ships on the spot. As in the Humber, the troops were re-embarked after doing much theoretical damage, and the "Red" ships disappeared. An interesting incident occurred at Cromarty on the same afternoon. A seaplane sighted a submarine, and after the pilot had reported, the submarine was successfully "destroyed." One supposes that seaplanes, had they been present, might have prevented all the ruses of the " Reds " in the Humber and at Sunderland. Tuesday and Wednesday were days of truce for coaling. The numerous vessels flying the "out of action" flag prove that there has been serious fighting out of sight of land, but of this nothing is known.
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