NAVAL SITUATION
REVIEW BY SIR ERIC GEDDES ]
MANY SUBMARINES SUNK
'. (Rec. Kovember 2, 7 p.m.) .London, November \.' 'In the House of Commons, Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, re; viewed the naval 61'tuation, and explained the measures taken to increase the power and strengthen the control of th» Naval.Staff. He anticipated great advantage from tho fact that the Naval Staff would be in increasing personal touch with the Grand Fleet and other Naval commands. -:
He justified the non-publication of the British tonnage sunk, because publication would afford the eneniy information which he would very much like to obtain. Ho was nble, however, to supplement Mr. Lloyd George's information, show* ing that we were making reasonably satisfactory progress in overcoming tho submarine' menace. Since the beginning of' tho war forty to fifty per cent., of the enomv submarines operating in the North Sea. the Atlantic, and the Arctic O.enm, had been sunk. The enemy in the last-quarter-lost as manv submarines as dur: ing tho whole of ]916.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii.-Rcnler.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 7
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