SINK AT SIGHT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16664, 8 April 1916, Page 7

SINK AT SIGHT

TWO MOBJE VICTIMS. STILL AFTER SMALL GAME. LONDON, April 6. A German submarine last night torpedoed the Manchester steamer Zent (3890 tons—launched in 1905) without warning. While launching the boats 48 of the crew were drowned. The captain and 10 of the crew, with two injured men, were picked up. The Norwegian steamer IJauta; (742 tons —launched in 1900) was torpedoed, and four of the crew are missing.

GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK. BY ALLIED FLOTILLA. PARIS, April 6. Official: An Anglo-French flotilla sank a German submarine, the officers and crew being taken prisoner. SCANDINAVIA DISTURBED. NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT ACTING. (Times -and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, April 6. Copenhagen reports that the increased submarine destructiveness is disquieting the Scandinavian Governments and shipowners. The Norwegian Government has requested Germany to investigate whether the Norwegian sinkings are due to German submarines, and is demanding compensation if that is found to be the case.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S ATTITUDE. NOT ROUSED YET. WASHINGTON, April 6. Despite press criticism, the, Administration has refused' to take any definite action in the submarine controversy with Germany, except to seek for further information.

WHO CARES? GERMANY'S REPLY TO AMERICA. AMSTERDAM, April 6. (Received April 7, at 8.40 p.m.) The Hamburger Na-chrichten, commenting tipon the American, inquiries respecting the sinking of the Sussex and the Englishman, says: " Whether the vessels were torpedoed by a German submarine or not, who cares about such trifles in Germany? The ships belonged to and were used by the enemy, and were destroyed. That is all ire care about." EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. " TRANSPORT TOO DANGEROUS. AMSTERDAM, April 7. (Received April 7, at 8.50 p.m.) It has been officially notified by Sir Edward Grey that the navigation of the North Sea is so dangerous that Great Britain is unable to undertake the transport of exchange Anglo-German incapacitated prisoners. '

A GERMAN LETTER. BEARS THE BERLIN TRADEMARK. (Times an J! Sydney Run Services.) LONDON, April 6. A letter written from Berlin last week, published in The Times, says: "You must not believe all you read in the German press. Things are better here than is being stated in England. There have been no disturbances except small butter riots. The police are very watchful. The people are angry that good food is being supplied to the prisoners in Ruhleben, and have threatened to make an attack on the camp. The police have therefore been provided with a machine gun for its protection."

FALSE PASSPORTS. CHARGE AGAINST GERMAN CONSUL. WASHINGTON, April 6. Luderitz, German Consul at Baltimore, is accused of issuing a false passport to von der Goltz to enable him to act as a spy in England. .

| FRENCH ARMED MERCHANTMAN. ACTION BY AMERICA. WASHINGTON, April 6. The United States Administration refuses to clear the French merchantman Vulcain unless the French Government gives assurances that the guns aboard will be used only for defensive purposes.