LOSSES SINCE AUGUST
SUBMARINES WORSE PERIU
THAN INVASION
SHIPBUILDING MUST BE
HASTENED,
(AUS, AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND REUTBK.)
LONDON, Ist February. t Mr. Archibald Hurd,9the naval publicist, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says: "Since the beginning of August the enemy has sunk 831 merchantmen, of which 264 were British, 223 belonged to_ our Allies, and 344 to. neutral countries. The gravity of the situation-is not altered by the fact that a: large proportion of these losses is not British. We rely on.the world's tonnage, ha.ving embarked half our merchant shipping in naval and military operations. These submarines are a greater peril than that of invasion. Fortunately, we possess the necessary shipyards and engine-shops, and we can turn out two hundred or more standardised cargo boats in a -reasonable time, provided we have the proper organisation. The matter must be taken in hand without delay."
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 29, 2 February 1917, Page 7
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