SUBMARINES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 26 October 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINES

BRITiSri SHIPPING LOSSES MORE STEAMERS SUNK. LONDON, Oct. 24. The Admiralty report, on the submarina campaign during the week gives the iollowirig figures, those of last w«tk's report being given in parens Arrivals" 2648 .(2124) Departures 2689 (2094) SunkOver 1600 tons 17 (12) Under 1600 tons 3 (6) Unsuccessfully attacked 7 (5) The following table gives the details of the weekly statements issued by the British Admiralty in, regard to the losses under; the submarine campaign. The date opposite , each, set of figures does not mean that th« jfigures are for the week ending, on that date;. but it. is the date on which the figures are cabled : Over Under Unsuc--1600 1600 cessful Fishing tons, tons,- attacks, vessels. March 1 15' 6 12 ,4 March 9 14 9 12 3 March 16 13 4 16 .3 March 23 16 8 19 21 March 30 18 7 13 10 April 6 18 13 17 6 April 13 1/ 2 14 6 April 20 19 9 15 12 April 2.1 40 15 27 9 May 4 38 13 24 3 May 11 24 22 34 16 May 18 18 .5 19 3 May 25 18 9 9 3 June 1 18 1 17 2 June 6 15 3 17 . 5 ' June 13 22 10 23 6 June 20 27 5 31 June 27 21 7 22 July 4 15 5 16 11 July 11 14 3 17 T July 18 14 4 12 8 July 26 m 3 15 Aug. 1 18 3 9 Aug. 8- 21 2 13 Aug. 16 14 2 13 3 Aug. a* .15 3 12 Aug. 29 18 5 6 Sept. 6 20 3 9 Sept. 12 12 « 12 Sept. 19 8 *2O 6 Sept. 26 13 2 10 Oct. 3 11 2 16 Oct. 10 14 2 3 Oct. 17 12 6 5 Oct. 24 17 8 7

FRENCH RETURNS. (Rec. Oct. 26, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. The French shipping . returns show arrivals 980; sailings 1032; sinkings above sixteen hundred tons, nil; below, one; unsuccessfully attacked four. ITALIAN FIGURES. \ —:■■ = ■ (Australian aad N.Z. OabU As«««i*ti»» and Reuter.) (Rec. Oct. 26, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. Italian official figures, are:—427. arrivals j 414 depairtftires; .one steamer over and three under 1600 tons sunk-; one. unsuccessfully attacked.

GERMAN PEACE PROPOBALS

RECENT OVERTURES TO FRANCE. UNANIMOUS REJECTION BY THE ' : . ALLIES. (AustraMam ud N.Z. Cakk. AsxxM>Mnn. ) LONDON, Oct. 25. Th e Daily TelegraphV Milan correspondent gives the following details of the, German peace proposals which were largely the cause of M. Ribot's resie nation, .a's, the//Socialists -allege that M. Ribot should have made the proposal* public:— ........ -.-.. :.-, The German proposal was to restore Belgium • and cede, AlsacerLorraiae,. in exchange for compensations from Russia,:: -The proposal was Mv Briand by an accredited Belgian diplomat from Switzerland... Prince Bulow had nothing to.-do.-with, the proposal, >vhich came direct from the .German Government through regular diplomatic channels.-, ■'•::.,;-' .vv - i-.-' . > -

M. EBriand immediately made it a condition that., all.:.the. Allies ...must be informed (before a reply :was given. , M.r.;'Balfour was the first Minister to T> e 'informed, He. thought the proposal ■unacceptable, and .conferred with hi« colleagues-. Tney agreed., r . The,: Italian Government gave a simi-lar;.-negative reply. All the -Allied Governments answered with full knowledge of .the ..matter. The pourparlers lasted a month,, ending on October Ist. Germany was most anxious to have th« ..proposal- accepted, but it wasv unacceptable, not only because it implied the annexation of..huge ..slices- of, Russia, but it contemplated no. to Italy, Serbia, or Roumania, -and no disavowal of. .German .militarism.-.• ..Ger-many's..-offer of financial. aid •to Ueljfium was coupled with demands for privileges., at Antwerp, and the. Allies acceptance Ox the proposal, would have been a huge triumph for German 'militarism. M, .. ' '

THE BOLO INTRIGUE

OTHER ARRESTS. (Rec. Oct. 26, 11.40 a.m.)' PARI®, Oct. 25. Lenoir, formerly! proprietor of Le Journal, and Desouches>. a.well known solicitor, have -been arrested. (Before Bolb. invested £220,000 in Le Journal, Lenoir and Desouches in July, 1915, purchased -shares valued at £400,000. Humbert, suspected; in , connection .with the enemy, bought-them out •with ;Bolo's money. Lenoir and (Desouches are now charged with trafficking with the enemy as Lenoir has given contradictory accounts as to the origin of the money.

HOME RULE FOR SCOTLAND?

STATEMENT- BY MR LLOYD ! GEORGE. /Australian and N.Z. Cable A«*oiatk>»i and Rauter.) LONDON. Oct. 25. .Replying to a deputation representing the Scottish Trade Union v Congress Mr Lloyd George said he was unable to contemplate the bringing in of a Scottish Home Rule Bill in war time. There was little time to*deal with purely local and provincial. questions. The difficulty was that England was such a predominating partner that the English Parliament would be sd important that it would be a rival to the Imperial Parliament. -

EAST AFRICA *

BELGIAN OPERATIONS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter.) (Rec. 0ct..26, 11.5 aim.) LONDON, Oct. 25. A Belgian East African official message states. that., several companies of Germans on ' October 13th! twice attacked a Belgian detachment entrenched north-east' of Littagui southeast of Masenges... The enemy was repulsed and a speedy junction of. the British and Belgian forces is apprehended.