ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15722, 16 October 1916, Page 7

ON THE SEAS.

SUBMARINE POSITION

AMERICAN DISSATISFACTION,

OFFICIAL LAXITY SUGGESTED

(By Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Received October 15th, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 13.

There is growing dissatisfaction upon tho treatment being accorded to the German submarine. It is rumoured that a tug slipped out of New York wit}/ petrol supplies for the U53. It is also suggested that supplies were sent from .New Loqdon. It has been pointed out that the Eastern Forwarding Company was permitted to ecreen its dock at New London, whither potrol was sent, ostensibly for the Bremen.

THE BRITISH VIEW

SUBMARINE'S ACTS ILLEGAL.

NO CARE FOR PASSENGERS

(Received October loth, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. October 13.

Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, interviewed in London, said that the British view of the torpedoing of vessels in United States ■waters wae that eucli action wa6 illegal. No real provision for the safety of passengers Ivas mado in so far as they wcro not placed on board a ship t-o assure their safe arrival in port. The Germans made no pretence of living up to the law forbidding torpedoing being done without a warning being given.

SEARCH FOR A BASK

DESTROYERS TO ASSIST.

NEW YORK, October 13

All available destroyers havo been ordered on special duty throughout tho Atlantic coast, not only to search for a possible secret German submarino base, but also to act in a life-saving capacity if other submarines attack coastal shipping.

Mr Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, announces that the Government has no reason to believe that Germany has succeeded in establishing a submarine base within American jurisdiction, but owing to persistent reports to this effect the Navy Department has decided to make a thorough investigation.

A SUBMARINE SIGHTED

NEW YORK October 13

The steamer Bovic. which has arrived at Boston, reported having seen an unidentified submarine three hundred miles east of New York. The course of the submarine is not stated. ALLEGED VICTIM SAFE. NEW YORK, October 13. Officials of tho Leyland Lino announce that the steamship Kingston has arrived at port safely. They declined to say -where, but it was indicated that the vessel was about fourteen days' sail from Nantucket.

HOLLAND INDIGNANT

PROTEST TO GERMANY

LONDON. October 13. The Amsterdam correspondent of "•The Times'' asserts that the Dutch

Government has sent an urgent nios* sage to Berlin requesting an immediate explanation of the sinking of tho Bloomcrsdik, and pointing out that tho nation is gravely disturbed by this unintelligibly act of hostility, and need# reassurances.

The correspondent adds that Holland believes the sinking of the vessel wno due to the strong enrrent opinion in Germany in favour of a more ruthless submarine jvolicy.

STORY Ob 1 TIIE SINKING,

XEUTRAL DELIBERATELY ST.NK.

(Received October loth, 5.5 p.m.i ROTTERDAM, October 13.

A report to the owners of the Bloomcrsdik from the rapiain state.* that he informed tho U.V3 that, the Bloomcrsdik «'as neutral, and loaded with grain from tho United States to Holland.

Tho submarine's captain replied that to was under orders to sink any ship bound by way of an English port, and gave the crew twenty-five minutes in which to leavo tho shin.