SEA WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16684, 3 May 1916, Page 5

SEA WAR

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. LONDON, May 1. Lloyd's reports that the British steamer City of Lucknow (3677 tons) has been sunk. THE SUBMARINE QUESTION. GERMANY PREPARING THE WAY FOR A CLIMB DOWN. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, May 1. An officially-inspired article in the Cologne Gazette prepares public opinion in Germany for a partial climb-down over the submarine question. The grounds put forward for this attitude are that German defiance of America would precipitate a breach which the Allies arc working for. THE MEDITERRANEAN.

REVICTUALLING STATION. NEAR BARCELONA, IN SPAIN. PARIS, May 1. , Le Journal states that Germany is equipping wireless stations on the coast of Spain adjacent to Barcelona. There are daily proofs, adds the Journal, that submarines are being re'victualled and refuelled in that vicinity. In one instance a submarine commander landed and dined with the German Con-sul-general at Barcelona. Twenty-four hours later two British vessels were sunk in the vicinity of the port. The captain refused to tow their crews shorewards, explaining that he was waiting to sink two other British vessels.

HUNTER AND SWEEPER SUNK.

LONDON, May 1,

(Received May 3, at 0.5 a.m.)

Official: The armed yacht Alguse and the mine-sweeper Nasturtium were mined and sank in the Mediterranean. Thirteen men are missing.

A NARROW ESCAPE.

NEW YORK, May 1

The French passenger steamer Patria, just arrived here from Naples, reports that she escaped by 10ft from a submarine's torpedo in the Mediterranean.

.• RIGHT OF SEARCH. THE BRITISH NOTE TO AMERICA. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) • LONDON, May 1. The Times correspondent at Washington states that American press opinion generally is favourable to the British Note on the right of search. The Americans are too prosperous to make trouble regarding any curtailment of trade, while other factors helping towards friendliness are the graveness of ths submarine controversy and the constant and humiliating revelations of Germany's plots. The German plotters, instead of abusing England, are now everywhere holding meetings against rupture with Germany, and are attempting to organise another revolt in Congress against President Wilson, deluging Congressmen with telegrams.