ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15658, 2 August 1916, Page 7

ON THE SEAS.

THE BLOCKADE

BRITAIN'S BLACIv LIST

(By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright) I (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) WASHINGTON. July 31. It is generally believed that tho protest of the United States against tho Black List is intended to convey to Great Britain'the United States's disapproval of trade discrimination such as was laid down at .the Paris Conference. TRANS-ATLANTIC SUBMARINES. DEUTSGELLAND STILL DELAYED. (Itoater's Tolegrati.i.) (Received August Ist, 9.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 1. The departure of tho submarine Deutscliland itas been further pQstponcd on the ground that British cargo steamers now block her outlet. GERMAN MERCANTILE, MARINE. SEIZURES BY THE ALLIES. LONDON", July 31. Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced that the following enemy vessels had been seized in the Allies' ports:— British ... ... !144 •French ... ... 12 Russian ... ... 30 Italian ... ... 59 Britain and Italy were employing all their seizures. The Portuguese seized 71 steamers and three sailers, and they will all be employed as soon as they have been repaired. IN THE BALTIC. SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES. (Australian and IC.Z. Cable Association.) COPENHAGEN. July 31. Tho Germans are employing new methods in the Baltic. Merchant Bhips escorted by aeroplanes, are sailing in l<jng columns, th c last ship being a disguised auxiliary cruiser, the Germans having discovered that submarines always attack the last ship. A few days ago such a cruiser sank a submarine by gunfire. A few minutes later another submarine. which witnessed the disaster, attacked and sank the cruiser, whose crew were rescued. 'J'HE mine peril. DUTCH STEAMER SUNK. (Beater's Telegram*.) LONDON, July 31. Tho Flushing mail steamer Wilhelmina, struck a mino and sank. The passengers and crew were rescued. Some were injured. GERMANY'S CRIME. EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN FRYATT. IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY MR ASQUTTH. LONDON, July 31. In the House of Commons, Mr Asquith said that the Government had learned with tho utmost indignation of thc atrocious murder of Captain Fryatt. He continued: "The question of taking immediate action is engaging our attention. Coming contemporaneously with news of thc lawless cruelties in connexion with the wholesale, de- [ portations from Lille and other parts of [ Franco, it shows that the German High

Command, under tho stress of military defeat, has renewed its policy of terrorism. It is impossible to conjecture what further atrocities may occur, but, on behalf of the Government. I repeat emphatically our resolve that theso crimes will* not go unpunished, and when the time arrives, we will firing the criminals, whatever their position, to justice. In cases such as this the man who authorised tho system under which the crime was committed may well be the most guilty of all." iSir Eilward Carson suggested the introduction of a Bill making it clear that we will refuse to admit tho German people into the community o nations until such crimes havo beer expiated. Mr Asquith said the Government would consider the suggestion. (special to "ran ntESs.") WELLINGTON August 1. "I am quite certain." snid Air Massep, after having read tho foregoing message to tho House of Representatives to-day, "that everyono of the Dominions will do everything it possibly can to support the Imperial Government in its resolve to see that such crimes as the murder of Captain Frvatfc and the murder of Nurse Cave]t will not go unpunished. lam quite certain that this is the opinion of every one of tho Dominions and of every citizen of this Dominion." NEUTRAL OPINION. GERMANY MAKING EXCUSES. (Australian ami N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received August Ist. 7 p.m.) LONDON. August 1. Reports fi«m Amsterdam indicaU that the Germans are alarmed at the unanimous reprobation bv neutral countries of the Fryatt crime, and havo commenced to issue explanations anr justifications of the execution. CAPTAIN FRYATT'S WIDOW. A STATE PENSION. (Received August Ist, 7 p.m.) LONDON, August 1. The Government, is giving Captain Fryalt's widow a pension of £100 pel annum. Tho Groat Eastern Railway Company is giving her £250.