THE NAVAL WAR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17250, 18 August 1916, Page 7

THE NAVAL WAR.

THE SUBMARINES.

TWO MORE TRANS-ATLANTIC

CRAFT.

Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. AMSTERDAM, August 16. Two German commercial submarine*, which made a trial trip to Heligoland, will shortly leave for the United States.

SEVEN SUBMARINE LINERS

BUILDING

United Servioe.

(Received August 17, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 16

Herr Hohmann, director of the new submarine line, states that they are constructing seven liners. _ It took six months to build one, as it was difficult to obtain rubber and metals from America secretly, but he had secured enough in Bix voyages. NO NEWS OF DEUTSCHLAND. A n.ltalian and N.Z. Cable Association, NEW YORK, August 16. Advice from Berlin states that no news of the Deutschland has been r>" ceived since she sailed from Ckesapeai Bay.

ACTIONS REPORTED. BRITISH AND GERMAN SHIPS. ENCOUNTER OFF ZEEBRUGGE. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association* LONDON, August 16. Flushing reports two encounters b«

tween British and German warships off Zoehrugge at 3.30 this morning.