NEW PHASE OF THE U-BOAT WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 27, 26 October 1917, Page 5

NEW PHASE OF THE U-BOAT WAR

_ _ t. " ■ ;i ENEMY INTRODUCING "DIVING CRUISERS " WITH 8-INCH GUNS i 3 London, Oetober 21. •,-j A writer in the "Daily Hail" declares j that; Germany is building a number of 'j diving cruisers, of GOOD to 8000 tons, J carrying 8-inch guns, and capable of t cruising round the world. They can sub- .{ merge quickly. Probably it was two- j of these cruisers which sank the convoy ■ j in the North Sea. The writer adds;, ! "Obviously the submarine peril is enter- j ins its third and most dangerous phase." ;• j —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assm ~j THE WEEK'S LOSSES IN BRITISH ] SHIPPING. . j seventeen~big STEAMERS i SUNK (Eec. October 25, 0 p.m.) London, October 21. , The Admiralty's report on the submarine campaign during the week gives . the following figures, those at last weef-j rejiort being given in parentheses:— Arrivals 2648 (2124.),' Departures 2689 •• ■ (3094)" - Sunk over 1600 tons ...... 17 •• (12) Sunk under 1600 tons ... 8 ■ (6) Unsuccessfully attacked 7 (5) : Fishing vessels sunk ... 0 (0) -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.-Reuter. : 1 BRITISH LOSSES SINCE FEBRUARY.-'.] In, February last the British Admiralty ■ began the ißSue of weekly statements show- ) ing the losses of British ships caused by ' Germany's, submarine campaign. The ] figures as officially announced, are:— --, Un- I Under success- Arrivals j Week 16C0to'ns 1600 fully and; ended, and over. tons, attacked, sailings. l j Feb. 28 15 6 12 4,541 Mar. 7 14 9 16 . 5,005"' •• \ : Mar.. 15 13 4 16 5,082 ~ Mar. 22 16 „ ■ 8 19 5,082 ' M Mar- 29 18 7 '18 4.747 ■ April 4 18 13 17 4,680 - ■',[ April 11 17 2 14 4,773 ' : April 18 19 9 15 4,710 1 April 25 .... 40 15 27 6,296 j May 2 38 13 24 5,406 May 9 24 22 54 . 4,873 May IS 18! 5 1 9 5,120 ■ : May 23 18 9 9 6,423 : j May 30 18 1 17 5,487 .; Juno 6 15 i 17 5,535'...-', June 13 22 10 Z3 6,689-1 June 20 27 5 31 5,890 '.. ! Juno 27 21 7 U 6,799 :. ■ July 4 15 5 16 5,681' !- July U .... 14 3 17 5,696 ' ; July 18 14 .4 12 5,745 j July 25 ... 21 3 15 5,582 vj I Aug. 1 13 3 9 5,623 : j Aug. 8 21 2 13 5,469 : Aug. 15 .... 14 2 13 5.442 l Aug. 82 15 3 12 5,701 / j Aug. 29 ...... 18 5 6 6,309 ; o Sept. 5 20 3 9 4,816 .. T j Sept. 12 12 6 . 12 ' - Sept. 19 8 20 ' 6 , 5.432 | Sept. 2S 13 2 10 ' f.JSS .t Out. 3 11 2 16 5,422 ,'. . Oct. 10 14 2 3 . Oot. 1? 12 6 5 ' WW Oct. 24 17 8, . 7 ■ : • THE LATEST VICTIMS OF PIRATES Copenhagen, October 24. The Danish steamers Anglo-Dans and .: Flynderboi'g were Bunk by mines on voy-■,,] ages from 'England. The Norwegian j steamer Leander was sunk by a sub-: | marine. All the prew were rescued -ex- ; cept one. , :j Ths steamer Eanfos, carrying corn, for ! the relief of the Belgians, stranded on | tlie'Norwegian coast, and ,became.a total - wreck, —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. j AMUNDSEN'S PROTEST .: :| RETURNS HIS GERMAN DECORA- /] TIONS. . . Ghristiania, October 21. Captain Eoald Amundsen (the NorVejian explorer), in a letter totho Ger- ; man legation, returning German decora- 'i tions awarded for his Arctic .and Aht-' ■ arctic 'explorations, explains that his j action is a personal protest, as a Norwegian sailor, . against the murders. of j peaceful Norwegian' sailors. Captain ; Amundsen the destruction I j of the convoy in the North. Sea—Aus.- ! I N.Z. Cable Assn. •