THE U-BOAT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9632, 12 April 1917, Page 6

THE U-BOAT

SUBMARINES DESTROYED AVBRACK ONE DAILY SINCE FEBRUARY Ist. i'.y TelcEr».ph-Press Association— Copyrlgtn Australian and N-3* Cable Association. (Received April 11, 8.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 10. The “New York Times” learns on high authority that since February Ist tho British have destroyed submarines at an average of one daily. P.fISGE fRIEDRICH KARL BERLIN ADMITS HIS DEATH, '.y 1 eie-rapi)—Presa .Association— Copyrlcl" Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. AMSTERDAM, April 10Benin announces the death of Prince Friedrich Karl, The I’rinco was shot in the stomach whuo engaged in an air raid over the British front, was taken prisoner by an Australian soldier, and was subsequently reported to have died from bis wound. N.Z. MINISTERS IN LONDON

CONGRATULATIONS AND INVfTIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, April 10. Mr W. it. Long, Colonial Secretary, has telegraphed to Mr Massey congratulating the New Zealanders upon their work at Gaza. The King invited Mr Massey to spend tho week-end at Windsor on April 14th, and Sir Joseph Ward on the 31st. .1 MISSING HERO IJUL'TENANT ROBINSON, V.C. by i.-.i-raph—Pres* Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, April 10. Flight-Lieutenant W. L. Robinson, who brought down Zeppelin L2l at Cuffloy, on September 3rd, 1910, is missing. Lieutenant William Lcofo Robinson was born in Southern India twenty-two years ago'. He entered Sandhurst Military College in August, 1914. At tho end of the year ho was posted to tho Worcester Regiment, and a_ few months later joined the Royal Hying Corps in Franco os an observer. On May 9th. 1915, he received a shrapnel bullot in his right arm while flying over Lille. After his recovery he obtained his pilot’s certificate, and was appointed an officer in tho Royal Flying Corps in September. Lieutenant Robinson was attached to tho various static is for night flying, and for several months was up in the neighbourhood of London on every occasion of a Zeppelin raid. On September 3rd last year ho attacked an enemy airshipl over Cuffloy, in the Eastern Counties, in circumstances of great difficulty and danger, and sent it crashing to the ground as a flaming'wreck. He had been in the air for more than two hours, and had previously attacked another airship during his flight. For this gallant feat ho was awarded the Victoria Cross by the King, and the event was made tho subject of a general order hy the Comraander-in-Chief. A gold watch, suitably inscribed. was presented to tho lieutenant by the Overseas Club, and ho was awarded the prize of £2OOO offered by Colonel J- Cowan, of Stella Hall, Blagdon.. to the first man or men to bring down a German airship in th 0 British Isles or territorial waters.