THE SUBMARINE MENACE.
GERMANY BUILDING DIVING CRUISERS. (United Service. ) Received October 25. 8.40 a.in. LONDON. Oct. 24. A writer in the Daily Mail declares that Germany is building numerous diving cruisers of from six to eight thousand tons, armed with eight-inch guns. They will have a, worldwide range and be able to submerge quickly. It was probably two of them that sank the North Sea convoy, adding obviously to the submarine peril which is entering its third and most dangerous phase.
more shipping disasters. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received October 25, 10.5 a.m. COPENHAGEN, Oct, 24. The Danish steamers Anglodano and Flyndorborg were mined on their voyages from England. The Norwegian steamer Leander has been submarined. All tho crew were rescued except one. The steamer Ranfos, carrying corn for Belgian relief, has been stranded off tho Norwegian coast and became <q total wreck. BRAZILIAN STEAMER SUNK. MADRID, Oct. 25. Advices from Fcrrol show that a German-' .submarine sank the Brazilian steamer Makau, 6000 tons, carrying a valuable cargo. The captain was taken prisoner. DESTROYER AND ARMED CRUISER LOST. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Oct. 23. Tho Admiralty reports that a destroyer has been sunk as a result of a collision. Two ofliccrs and twenty-two men were saved. Tho Admiralty reports: Tho armed mercantile cruiser, Orama, was torpedoed and sunk on Friday. There were no casualties.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10116, 25 October 1917, Page 5
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225THE SUBMARINE MENACE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10116, 25 October 1917, Page 5
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