SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1917, Page 6

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

SINKING 01- “lIUGO HAMILTON.” A SWEDISH PROTEST. [AUSTRALIAN AM) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.] Received this day at 8.45 a.m. .STOCKHOLM, February 22. Sweden has lodged a protest to Beilin against the sinking of the Hugo Hamilton. ■ \ > BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK.

Received this day at 11.30 a.m. LONDON, February 22. The British steamers Coro (1779 tons) and Rosalie (4137 tons) were sunk. '

CAMPAIGN A FAILURE.

FRENCH ADMIRAL’S OPINION

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]

Received this day at 0.55 a.m. NEW YORK, February 22. The United Press Paris correspondent had an interview with Adrniral La Gaze, who said that the- German submarine blockade had never succeeded. German trickiness had inaugurated commercial submarines, ostensibly to carry merchandise, but in reality to supply war submarines with necessaries to enable them to.prolong their cruise.s.

A hundred ships daily arrived untouched in French ports, just as before the blockade started. The’ v eal motive was probably phychological, Germany thinking to reduce the Allies’ morale. When unable to beat the Allied armies by brute strength, these kind of tactics were worthless.

GERMAN SUBMARINE STORES.

DISCOVERED IN SPAIN

fREUTKB’S TBLKORAM.I

Received tins dav at 10.30 a.m MADRID. Februarv 2?.

Official.—A burn- containing tlurtv-nne eases with spare parts for German submarines was discovered in the vicinity of Cartagena. Tbrei> Germans have been arrested. ;

NORWEGIAN MAIL SERVICES.

TO BE RESUMED SHORTLY

Received this dav at 11.45 a.m., CHRISTIANIA, February 22.

It is officially announced that the Norwegian mail services for Western Europe and America will he resumed. THE GERMAN REPORT. ITS PROBABLE PURPOSE. [austbalian and n.z. cable association.] Received this day at 1.20 p.m. AMSTERDAM, February 22.

It is suggested here that Yon Capelle’s report concerning sdbmaxnne impunity, cither aims at disheartening the Germans or drawing'the British Admiralty into disclosures. .

PRESIDENT’S SUPREME POWERS.

OBJECTED TO BY THE SENATE,

[AUSTBALIAN and n.z. cable association.] Received this dav at 1.20 p.m. WASHINGTON, February 22.

The Senate’s Judiciary Committee decided not to report the bill urged by Mr. Lansing, conferring power on the President to use the Army and the Navy to enforce America’s rights and obligations, because it was too much authority for one man.