THE SUBMARINE MENACE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 126, 28 May 1918, Page 6

THE SUBMARINE MENACE.

DIMINISHING RAPIDLY. LONDON, May 27. In connection with the sinking'of a German submarine cruiser, the naval correspondent of "LJoyd's Weekly" says that in view of the unhealthiness of British waters for enemy submarines, the Germans have concentrated their efforts, on the more distant lines of communication. Submarines may now be expected to appear in the neighbourhood of Gibraltar, the coast of Spain, and in the South Atlantic. The sinking of the submarine cruiser chows that the Admiralty is prepared for this development.— (Reuter.) PARIS, May 27. The Minister of Marine (M. Lcygucs) told the Parliamentary Army and Navy Committees that during April Britain and America had built 40,000 tons more shipping than had been sunk by submarines. The number of submarines destroyed was increasing each month. The total for May promised to exceed that of April, which was a record.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) NEW YORK May 27. Advices from England state that the captain of the transport which sank a submarine has received a bonus of £1,000.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) AT THE THROAT OF THE HUN. LONDON, May 27. Sir Roselyn Weymss (First Sea Ix>rd) said in an interview: "Sea power to-day means winning the war. The Allied navies have Germany by the throat. The grip will not be relaxed until Germany has learned her lesson. Now that the wealth, power., men, and ships of the United States are aligned with us, there can bo no doubt of the final outcome. We will beat the Hun. We will beat- him completely until the world is made safe for decent people to live in."—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)