SUBMARINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9075, 21 June 1915, Page 5

SUBMARINING

FEELING IN NORWAY & SWEDEI (Received June 20. 4 p.m.) CHRISTIANIA, June 20. Tile newspapers demand a clear statement of the Government’s attitude ro garding the submarining of Norwegian vessels. STOCKHOLM, June 20. Opinion is growing more angry over the submarining of merchantmen. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received June 20, 4 p.m.) LONDON, June 19. The British steamer Ailsa, from Norway for Leith, was torpedoed. The crew were saved. ANOTHER VICTIM By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrlfh* (Received June 31, 1 a.m.) LONDON.. Juno 20. The steamer Dulcie, from Shields tor Havre, coal-laden, was torpedoed off Orfordness. A fireman was killed, and the rest of the crew were lauded at Yarmouth.

TRENCHES WITH KNIVES (Received June 20, 4 p.m.) PARIS, June 20. A French officer, describing the combat southward of Hebuterne, says “A battalion on our right was assailed with hand grenades and knives. That settled it. Our comrades rushed across spaoe four hundred metres deep and twelve hundred long, and took the firs* trenches with knives.”

SPIES SENTENCED (Received June 20,- 4 p.m.) PARIS, June 20. Emile Cauvelier and Ins wife, Bel* plans, and Henn Gouraerdt, a native of Dunkirk, all conducting a potato business- at Capelle, were sentenced to death for spying. They were caught at Hersoek in possession of luminous fuses for tho x>urpose of signalling to tho Germans. They confessed, after forty-nino witnesses had been heard.

NO ELECTIONS EXTENSION OF PARLIAMENT. (Received June 20, 3.60 p.m.) LONDON, June 19. The Government favour the present Parliament being extended for a year, and that no municipal elections be held in November. HEW BIGJGUNS MANUFACTURED AT ESSEN. (Received Juno 20, 3 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, June 20. There are 115,0 CR) hands employed at Essen, especially on big guns of very long range. THE WILLIAM FRYE AMERICA’S REPLY TO GERMANY, (Received June 20, 4 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Juno 20. In reply to the German Note concerning the William Frye, Washington does not admit that any American ship with contraband may be destroyed provided it is paid for .by Germany. FUNDS RACES PRODUCE £BOOO. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received Juno 20, 4 p.m.) SYDNEY, Juno 20. The King’s Birthday race meeting in aid of the patriotic funds realised eight thousand pounds.

SCHOOLS' BELGIAN FUND B 7 Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received Juno 20, 4 p.m.) SYDNEY, Juno 20. The schools’ Belgian fund totalled £27,701. ■ ' ■ AUSTRALIAN_SUBMARINE PRISONERS “ ALL WELL,” By Telegraph—Press Association—OopyriltlH (Received Juno 20, 4 p.m.) MELBOURNE,’ June 20. Official advices have been received that the officers and men of submarine AE2, who are prisoners of war in, Tur< key, are all well.

H.M.A.S_AUSTRALIA HER RECORD VOYAGE, By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, June 19. A sailor aboard H.M.A.S. Australia writes:, “We have constituted a record never equalled in the history of tho world. “We travelled forty thousandmiles in six months, and have still to go 7500 miles before we reach our destination.” GERMAN CASUALTIES PRUSSIAN LISTS NEARLY A MIL* LION AND A HALF. fty Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright . LONDON, June 18. A Berlin official message states that the last twelve Prussian lists show 71,483 casualties, bringing the total t<. 1,409,480, apart from tho Saxon, Bavarian, Wurtemburg, and naval hste. GERMAN MACHINE GUNS ON'E TO EVERT TWELVE MEN.

:ty Telegraph—Prega AesoHM ion—Copyright PARIS, June 18.

The German recapture of portion o) the Fostubert trenches was largely due to the use of machine-guns and handgrenades. It is stated that on some parts of the German front there is one machinc-gur for every twelve men.