THE PAPER BLOCKADE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16793, 22 February 1915, Page 7

THE PAPER BLOCKADE.

A GERMAN YIEW.

BIG RESULTS NOT EXPECTED.

By TelegTaph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, February 19.

Vice-Admiral Kirschoff warns Germans not to expect great or immediate result* from the blockade, and points out that Britain is adopting more effective measures for the defence of the coasts and harbours. Britain, he adds, will eagerly search possible hiding places lor German submarines and organise a better patrol service, using many small craft, arming merchantmen and sending out submarines to make observations. Warships will convoy merchantmen and all vessels will be linked up with wireless. With Britain, thus prepared, Germans can contemplate the future with calm security, but must not immediately expect impossibilities. Germany must wait patiently for the gradual success of the proclamation, which has already caused general uneasiness, universal uncertainty, high insurances, desertion of crews, the abandonment of regular sen-ices and the suspension of certain imports.

THE NOTE TO AMERICA. LONDON, February 19. Most British newspapers declare that they will be surprised if Germany's Note is received' with satisfaction in America.

TEUTONIC DIPLOMACY

LONDON, February 19.

"The Times," in a leading article, says that Britain will be surprised if tho German reply to America does not cause astonishment and emotion across the Atlantic. It gives no assurance that American vessels will not be molested, the only assurance given being that Germany has immutably resolved to make war in her own fashion, with contempt for all protests from WacJuDKtou or elsewhera.

The reply, "The Times" adds, will hardly help to restore the sadly damaged reputation of Teutonic diplomacy. German newspapers are devoting themselves largely to discussing tlw prospects of the new piracy.

NEUTRAL SUFFERS. NORWEGIAN SHIP TORPEDOED. LONDON, February 19. A submarine torpedoed and the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge, bound from New Orleans to Amsterdam.

PIECES OF TORPEDO FOUND. (Received February 21, 4 p.m.) '■ LONDON, February 20.

The Admiralty announces that pieces of torpedo were found in the Belridge.

AMERICAN CONDEMNATION.

LONDON, February 19.

The "New York Times" Justifies, the British action in declaring food" contraband and warns Germany that she will be held strictly accountable to America for ships and lives. The "Sun" states that briefly the German Note means that Germany does not intend to be governed by the rules of civilised warfare. '? The "Tribune" asks, what atten-; tion can civilised opinion pay to "the Slea of a belligerent with unclean, ands, and from a Government irhich outruns all others in making warfare ruthlessly and inhumanly. The "World" says the first and last word of the United State* is that . Germany must be held accountable for* American losses. - "! FOOD RIOTS IN PRUSSIA. AMSTERDAM, February 19. , Telegrams from Berlin state that there has been rioting in Schonberg (Prussia). The authorities organised, a sale of cheap potatoes. Thousands ofwomen formed a queue and waited an; hour in the rain.

Then the officials saidthat only those producing receipts for the last taxes would get potatoes. Infuriated women Rtormed the build* ings and thrashed the officials.

SIR EDWARD. GREY'S NOTE,

COMPARED WITH GERMAN BLUSTER.

LONDON, February 19,

American newspapers unanimously compare the friendliness and reasonableness of Sir Edward Grey's Note with the brutal German attitude, and say that it has created the most fav» ourable impression.

A PRO-GERMAN

VIOLENT SPEECH IN AMERICAN HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, February 19

Representative Bartholdt has been much criticised for a speech in the House, wherein he declared * that America's demands against Great Britain presented no alternative but to submit or declare.war. A threat of an embargo on the exportation of arms, however, was tho only thing -required to bring the Mistress of the seas to terms.

NORWEGIAN STEAMER MINED. LONDON, February 20. The Norwegian coal steamer Lyoerke, bound from Leith, was mined and sunk. The crew were saved.

TORPEDOED OFF HOLYHEAD.

COPPER-LADEN VESSEL' SUNK BT

SUBMARINE. (Received February 22, 12.1 a,m.) LONDON, February 20.

! The steamer Oambank was simk off Holyhead. Three men "were killed in the engine-room And one was" drowned. The Cambank. which was oopperladen from Eualva to Liverpool, bad taken up. a pilot and gathering Bpeed when "she saw a periscope two hundred yards away. She reowvod no warning. The engines were reversed, and while the vessel was turning sh<» was hit by a torpedo, amidslups. NO FURTHER REPRESENTATIONS. ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES. (Received February 22, 12.5 a.m.) WASHINGTON, February 20, State Department officials announce that the United States will not make further representations relative to th« war zone either to Britain or to Ger-. many, contenting itself with those already made. The State Department takes the attitude that charges of violations of international law nave been made to both belligerents, and the matter is no concern of America as long as each belligerent concedes the demands of the United States as a neutral Power. •'

KAISER TO DIRECT. "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Service*.

LONDON, February 19, Copenhagen reports that the Kaiser is going to Heligoland personally tc direct the blockadel AN ACT OF DESPAIR.

Well-informed neutrals from Hsm-: bnrg agree that the blockade must be regarded as an act of despair, caused by lack of corn, which Germany has initiated to save the Fatherland. Her. condition is so desperate that she does not fear war with the United States..; SCANDINAVIAN PROTESTS.

The three Scandinavian Governments)' have made identical representations to Great Britain and Germany in regard; to tho* danger threatening shipping by the use of neutrals' flags and by German submarines. , NO LACK OF SEAMEN.

The British Board of Trade states that the Gorman blockade has not diminished the numbers of men ready toV service in seagoing ships.

FANTASTIC CONFIDENCE.

TENSION OF GERMAN PUBLIC. LONDON, February 20. " The Times " says that Germans are confident that the submarine blockade will lead directly to a decisive result of the entire war in Germany's favour."' The public confidence is simply fantastic. It is expected that every merchantman bound to England will be stopped within three weeks. The newspapers have worked the people to a state of tension hitherto unknown.