SUBMARINES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 52, 1 March 1918, Page 5

SUBMARINES

SHIPPING LOSSES I EIGHTEEN BRITISH STEAMERS ' SUNK. LONDON, Feb. 27. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during + he week gives the iollowing figures, those of last week's Teport being given in pareaArrivais 2274 (2322) Departures 2398 (2393) SunkOver 1600 tons. 14 (12) Under 1600 tons 4 (3) Fishing vessels ( —) Unsuccessfully attacked 9 (8 ; The following table g v ves 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 the figures are for the week ending on that date, but it is the date on which the figures are cabled: —

ITALIAN RETURNS. i(Rec. March 1. 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 28. An Italian official message says: The .shipping arrivals total 419 and the sailings 338. There were no sinkings. On e steamer was unsuccessfully attacke"d. FRENCH RETURNS. (Eec. March 1, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 28. French official raturns show: Arrivals 916. and sailing 901. Th e sink.inffs were one vessel under 1600 tons and four unsuccessfully attacked. SPANISH STEAMER SUNK. (Rec. March 1, 1.20 p.m.) MADEID, Feb. 28. The feteamer .Sardinero (2289 tons) was torpedoed north-eastward of Casablanca on th e 23rd. A French hydroplane discovered the crew, who were,brought in by a patrol ship to Teneriffe. It is reported from Bilbao (Spain) that the steamer Regui (2000 tons) was also sunk. 1 SITUATION GRAVE RECENT OPTIMISM CONSIDERED PREMATURE. FRESH NAVAL PROBLEM FOR THE ALLIES. (Australian and N.Z. ©able Association) (Rec. March 1, 8.45 a.m.) Mr Grasty, writing to the New York Times from Paris, say s the collapse of Russia frees ♦ the German' fleet in the Baltic. Th 0 consensus of opinion, he says, is that optimism regarding the control of submarines was premature. The ..situation presents a fresh naval problem for the Allies. SINKING OF THE GLENART CASTLE. TWO HUNDEED ON BOAET>. (Reuters Telegrams.) LONDON, Feb. 27. Thp Glenart Castle had 200 on board, including seven nurses. Most of them were asleep when the ship was torpedoed. . _ The ship sank in seven minutes. J.ne heats were launched -with difficulty. One boat" with 25 survivors drifted: for seven, hours before being picked up. The fate of tb e skipper and the nurses is unknown. Many rushed to the 'boats, only to find many, of them a shapeless-' mass of timber. So far only two heats have been saved:, and 164 person ar e missing. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING, LABOUR TROUBLES: CAUSE DISAPPOINTMENT. {R«ut«r'« T«Ugrawa».V LONDON, Feb. 27. In the House of Common* Mr Boiiar Law (Leader of the Government) stated that the output of ships in January anc? February was very disappointing. lhis was largely due to labour troubles. Ine Government were informing the shipyard workers of the seriousness of the position, with the object of convincing them that their work was as vital as the fighting. When they realised that there would be no complaints that shipbuilding was decreasing because the men were not working their hardest. MAN POWER PROPOSALS. MINERS' CONFERENCE EVENLY DIVIDED. (Australian and N.Z. Cabla Asaaciation) LONDON, Feb. 27. The miners' conference in London decided to take a ballot ot all members on the proposal to comb out 50,000 for the army. , ~ , ' It is understood that the conference was fairly evenly divided for and against immediate acceptance of the proposal. Another resolution in favour of peace negotiations received small support.

Over Under Unsuc1600 1600 cessful Fishing tonstons. attacks. vessels. M&rch 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 ]4 1/ 2 14 6 April 20 19 9 15 12 April k>i 40 15 27 9 May 4 33 13 24 8 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 Jun e 20 27 6 31 — J une 27 21 7 22 — Julv 4 15 5 16 11 July li 14 3 17 7 JUU 18 14 4 12 8 Jily 26 ia 3 15 — Aug. 1 18 3 9 — Aug. 8 21 2 13 — Aug. 16 14 2 13 ' 3 Aug. &lL 15 3 12 — Aug. 29 18 6 -* 6 — Sept. 6 20 3 9 — Sept. 12 12 « 12 — Sept. 19 8 *20 6 -^' Sept. 26 13 2 10 — Oct. 3 11 a 16 — Oct. 10 14 2 3 — Oct. 17 12 6 5 — Oct. 24 17 8 7 — Oct. 31 14 4 If — Nov. 7 8 4 6 — Nov. 14 1 5 8 1 Nov. 21 10 7 2 — Nov. 28 14 7 8 — Dec. 6 16 1 8 4 L>ec 13 14 7 11 — Dec. 21 No returns given. Dec. 26 11 1 12 — Jan. 3 18 3 8 — Jan. 9 18 3 11 4 Jan. 16 6 2 5 2 Jan. 23 6 2 6 — Jan 30 9 6 8 1 Feb. 6 10 5 13 — Feb. 13 13 6 11 3 Feb. 20 12 3 8 — Feb. 27 14 4 9 —