SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 6

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

LATEST LOSSES.

Australian & nd N.Z. Cable Assooiatiou and

Reuter

LONDON, February IS.

(Received February 16, at 10.30 a.m.) The latest submarining* are : Irish Own Head (?) (3,050 tons), the bargue Eudora tuns), and the Cilicia (3,750 tons).

ADMIRAL iSELLIGOE SPEAKS.

TRIBUTE TO MERCANTILE MARINE

LONDON, February 15,

(Received February 16, at 9 a.m.)

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord, in a speech in the City, alluded to the Imperial Navy, including men from the overseas Dominions, also men from the mercantile marine. No word of gratitude to them was too great. The Navy represented all the world's seas. Ihe Orana Fleet, * he continued, “ cherishes the hope that some day it will meet the enemy fleet when it conies out. The mercantile marine has little opportunity to fight an invisible enemy " (re garding the submarine campaign)

Admiral Jellicoc added ; “ Wo can only say that people can help the Navy by the strictest economy in consumption'miil tho greatest output in production."

ZEEBRUCGE WASP-NEST.

OUR AIRMEN S ATTENTIONS,

AMSTERDAM. February 15

(Received February 16. at 9.15 a.m.) The British aeroplane raiders destroyed lailway junctions at Bruges and damaged three torpeduers at Zeehrugge: they also raided a "secret submarine base near Zeehrugge.

GERMAN PLANS.

F.X RFC'TATI OX

XF.W YORK, February 15. Received February 10, at 8.45 a.m.)

Tlic United I’ress Berlin correspondent, now at Berne, stales that the Germans are staking all on the assumption that their submarines will lie able to paralyse the Fiilente war Industrie.-,. They do not believe that America will be aide to he!o the Allies much, because she is so isolated. Germany intends to send submarines into American waters.

REALISATION.

BOND! IN’, February 15. (Received February 16. at c ) a.m.)

'The ' Daily ‘telegraph's’ ( openhagen correspondent says: “Germany realises that the whole humanitarian world is against submarining. Dr Von Beihinauii Hollweg and Hen- Zimmerman both favor an amelioration of submarine warfare on the resumption of relations with America. The Tirpitz party are rapidly losing power, and it may be taken as a certainty that they will not deliberately provoke war with America."

ATLANTIC TRAFFIC.

BRIT A IN’S A RIIA XCFM ENTS

XF.W YORK. February 15,

(Received February 16. at 10.20 a.m.)

It is stated that the British Admiralty has substituted Halifax (Nova Scotia) for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) as the port of call For neutral ships mu ward bound from America.

The companies are preparing to resume their sailings.

RIGHT OF SEARCH.

NEUTRALS NOT COMPLAINING.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association .and bent or.

LONDON. Fehruarv 15.

(Received 1-Vbruaiv 16. at 10.30 a.m.i

Lord Peel's committee regarding the bringing of neutral vessels to British'ports for search report that they have not received any complaint.'-- regarding delay from neutral owners. liven in exceptional cases the search rarely exceeds 24 hours, which includes examining hills of lading, preparing an analysis of the whole cargo, and telegraphing the facts to the Admiralty, tho Foreign Office. and the Board of Customs, The committee state that tho ruling consideration throughout is a desire to impose as little inconvenience as possible. The committee recommend hurt neutrals should expand the .system of agreements.

BERNSTQRFF'S FAREWELL.

TRUTH AND INSULT

NIAV i (IRK, Fehruarv 15. (Received February 16, at 9 a,in.)

Count- BcrUbt-ortf, in the course of an interview, said: '‘The neutrality of the United States is dictated by the fact that a tradesman's sympathies lie where, he does business. America shipped goods to tho Allies because they have command of the sea; hut if the conditions ha-1 been reversed she would have shipped them to us. I have had my play in politics, and have enjoyed myself. 1 have no plans for the future, hut I may return to America to attend the IN slum (.’ojiforuru'e."

ROSLYN-KAIKORAi PATRIOTIC

ASSOCIATION

The association were pleased to welcome many new workers on Thursday, but hone that next week wih see a sldl larger number, not only to work at the hall, but also to take out the material which is kept ready cut. Old linen, and particularly old. shoots, are still needed. The following completed goods wore sent to the Red Cross:— 1 dozen pairs socks, 1 dozen handkerchiefs. 2 dozen soap hags. dozen tea towels, 2 shirts, 2 flannels, 1 convalescent coat. 5 pyjamas. 2 surgical hinders, 1 cholera belt, II balaclavas. The following are thanked, for donations : (foods: Mrs Howler, sen., Methodist Church Onild, Miss Roach, Mrs Miller. -Mrs Chisholm, Mrs Callao. Monetary: Mrs J. Scoullar, Mrs Howler, sen.. Mrs Jopp, Miss -Topp. Mrs Tait. Mrs Chisholm, Mrs l)aw.-on (Dominion parcels). “ Friend, ’’ Ivaikorai School hreak-up collection.

OTAGO ITEMS,

Colonel Fyfo, president of the Simtlmrn Medical Board, lias rc-cived iiistmctions to proceed to Wellington for orders. Captain Jamieson has been appointed as a member of tin. 1 board, and Colonel H;rvd becomes president. In last night’s issue it was stated bv a misprint that men are 'ranted for the Medical Board. It is for the New Zealand Medical Corps that they are wanted.

MUNITION WORKERS,

“There is no intention on the' part of the New Zealand Government to send a draft of munition workers to Fiuduiid. nor can permission be given for passports io be issued to men to proceed to Australia for the purpose of rendering service under the Australian Imperial munition workers' scheme."

The Mayor of Port Chalmers has received the above reply from Sir James Allen, in response to a request that if our Government did not intend to send munition workers to England they might be allowed to go to Australia to participate iii the Australian scheme.