ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15751, 18 November 1916, Page 9

ON THE SEAS.

LOSS OF THE ARABIA. DELIBERATE GERMAN LIE. _ o (By C'aMo. —I'rc-ss Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, November 36. A Berlin official communique states: —'• A Gorman submarine sank by torpedo on the (ith inst., a hostile transport of 12.000 tons, eighty sea miles west of Malta." The British Admiralty states that this pronouncement is an obvious ' attempt to explain away tho outrageous and inhumane net of torpedoing a mail f.tcanier without warning. Tho only ship sunk in the Mediterranean on the Gth ;nst. was the Arabia, which was sunk 3CKJ miles east of Malta. TIIE SINKING OF NEUTRALS. NEW YORK, November 16. The '"New York Times" Berlin correspondent sends by wireless an interview with the Secretary of State, Herr Zimmerman, who said: "Germany is not sinking neutral merchantmen per se, but as a defensive measure. Tho armament of several British merchantmen has been used in attack; therefore armed merchantmen cannot bo considered peaceful trade vessels. Germany is merely seeking to stop contraband shipments to the enemy. Neutrals have their remedy by discontinuing carrying contraband." • AN ALLEGED AFFRONT. " NEW YORK,. November 16. The "New York World" says that Viscount Grey's charge of non-suppres-sion of breaches of neutrality, so glaringly conflicts with the facts as to amount to a deliberate affront. , NORWEGIAN TRADE. CHRISTIANIA, November 16. The states that an Anglo-Norwegian agreement has been completed securing Norway's imports of foodstuffs and fats for the coming year at prices equivalent to those of 1012-13. RJMUTAKA ARMED. POSSIBLE AMERICAN COMPLICATIONS.

NEW YORK, November IG. Because she is armed for defensive purposes, the State Department is considering "whether to allow the departure for Dunedin of the New Zealand steamer R-imutaka. carrying a cargo worth £200.000, and numbers of passengers. The British steamer Towanda, from Birkenhead, bound for New Orleans, is also detained. SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES. (Australian and N.Z. C-able Association.) (Received November 18th. 12.30 p.in.) ]/)NDON, November 17. The latest torpedoing, of vessels include the British vessel Matarnzzo, of 282-3 tons, the American steamer Ad Davidson, of IG4O tons, the Norwegian steamer Lokken. of 19-54 tons, and the Greek steamers jStylianiberis. of 3603 tons, and the Barbaria, of 2531 tons. THE DEUTSCHLAND SAIL.S*. (Australian and X.Z. Cab>- Association.) (Itcc-oivcd November 18tli, 12.:J0 a m.) NEW YORK, November 17. The Deutchland has sailed.