FATE OF M1.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18546, 23 November 1925, Page 8

FATE OF Ml.

SUNK BY STEAMER. STARTLING REVELATION. COLLISION WHEN SUBMERGED. (it cail*—nwss assocuwow—conairar.) (SturtT "Sot" Snnviea.) (Received Kovember 22ad, 5.5 pan.) LONDON, November 21. The Admiralty announces that an investigation reveals that the Swedish vessel Vidar collided with and «*** the submarine Ml when the latter was submerged. . VIDAR DAMAGED. (au#t*auax km ».e- ca»lk association.) (Received November 22nd, 5.5 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, November 21. The master of th© Vidar, which arrived on November 19th, reports that at 7.45 o'clock on the morning .of November 12th, while in the English Channel, a shock was noticed which was considered to be an nuder-water detonator. Having been informed of the sinking of the submarine Ml, the master thought that possibly the shock was connected with the disaster. Hence the Vidar was examined by divers, who diaoovered the .stem under water to* be heavily bent to the port, also several rivets gone and the plates damaged, indicating a collision with some submarine object. It is certain under the circumstances that the Ml perished completely, and ■ the flooded crew must hate been drowned immediately. A [The Vidar is a steel, single-screw vessel of 2154 tons. She Was built in 1007 by Murdoch and Murray, of Glas;apw, and is owned by Rederi AkEieb Sven, of Stockholm. Bhe has a length of 285 ft, breadth 42ft, and depth 19.6 ft.] I DIVERS SEARCHING. UtJSTBALIAN AtfD X.Z. CASUS ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 22nd, 5.3 p.m.) LONDON, November 21. The German divers made the first attempt to locate the submarine Ml. The Btarting-point was from the War* ship S6ttthfl6w, which arrived over the buoy marking the spot. Otto Kraft then entered the steel man, but tho weather conditions" were unfavourable, and made it difficult to hoist the diver, from the hold and lower him into the sea. Kraft was buffeted and badlyshaken, and the attempt had to .be abandoned. A second attempt was made in the evening, Kraft having recovered from the effect of his previous effort. Ho successfully reached the bottom, making a diving record of 230 ft. He reported *no. trace of the obstruction the spot, aud remained only a few minutes, the attempt being only experimental, but it will be renewed at daybreak if the weather is favourable. FRENCH ARMAMENTS. SUBMARINE PROGRAMME REDUCED. • (iicrra's T«Lxe*Am.), PARIS, November 20. Interviewed by Anglo-A»erlea» Pressmen, M. Borel, the Minister of\ Marine, declared that the French Geveminent agreed with Mr Baldwin that the submarine question should be considered jointly by all the interested countries in connexion with the wholo problem of naval disarmament. , France, however, not unmindful' of the spirit of Locarno, intended to re-' duee her submarine prog*amme by tho equivalent of one-third <by spreading, the construction programmes for 192526 over eighteen mbnths oath. He concluded by saying that France did net desire to fall behind the other countries in the cause of peace or disarmament. JAPAN SYBiPATHETIC. (ucru't miuixi.) TGKIOr November 20. The Cabinet Council informally discussed Submarine abolition, 'but, though it is sympathetic to the sug- i gestion, tho Council considers it is not feastblo unless all the. Powers agree. This is thought to be doubtful. 1 i