SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

U BOATS LOST.

A GERMAN ADMISSION

HOME, February 21

A wireless Berlin message reports that: of fifty submarines winch put to r.ua. on February Lit,, sixteen have not been repelled-

i LINER SUNK.

MAJORITY SAVED

LONDON, February 21

An official met&uige states Unit the Messugcncts nmilboat Alims t’loui Chinn, which was transporting Senegalese linxillcur;i and colonial laborers to Franco, was torpedoed' in the Mediterranean. Two escorting destroyers, aided by the gunboat which arrived, saved 1450 of the men.

FURTHER LOSSES.

DUTCH VESSELS SUNK.

LONDON, February 21

Sinkings include the British steamers Trojan Priuce*(3l96 tons 1 ), Grenadier (1004 tons), \Vsitfield (HOl2 tour), Belgier (4588 tuna) and the barque luvercuull (1416 tons). • Lloyd’s report that, the following Dutch steamers' were torpedoed on Thursday night, the crews being land, ed : —Zandjik (4159 tons), Noorderd. ’ jik (7166 tons), Eemland (11770 tons), Gaasterhuid (13917 tons), Jacatra (513713 tons), Monado (5874 tons), Bandoeng (5851 tons).

•' Tho Central Nowii -r.tutes that four of tlicive worn homeward bound with full cargoes and wore sunk at the western approaches to the . English Channel. Arrangements for the voyages of this group were in the bands, of the Dutch authorities and instructions regarding rente,; were not asked from the British Admiralty,

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Tfeoeived fids <dav at 9.45 a.ni. COPENHAGEN; February 25; ' ' \ The “Cologne Gazette” tleclareH tlmt Britain is att(?npting' to ■_ persuade neutral' captains to carry poisonous food for the pur-, jpose of .poisoning , submarine crews seizing l from torpedoed vessels. It contends tljat Geriian.y is entitled'to use sharper means than - submarines against Britain.