SUBMARINES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17317, 17 May 1918, Page 5

SUBMARINES

NEW DEVICE SUCCESSFUL INDICATING PRESENCE OF SUBMERSIBLES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, May 14. The New York Evening Post's" Washington correspondent says that the Allies have a device attached to their patrol vessels whereby they are able to hear and locate submarines 30 miles awav. This accounts for the heavy destruction of U boats in the last few months. FACILITATING SHIPBUILDING. COMMITTEES TO SETTLE DISPUTES. . LONDON, May 15. The Admiralty is establishing shop coin-mitt-ees at all Royal dockyards to facilitate a settlement of questions affecting work The Admiralty is also establishing yard committees as .appeal bodies. These latter will bo composed of representatives of the work people and nominal members, with the yard superintendent as chairman. AMERICA'S HELP. FIRST MILLION TONS LAUNCHED. WASHINGTON, May 14. The first million tone of shipping completed under the direction of the United ■States Shipping Board havo now been, launched. Sir Connop .Guthrie has been appointed representative of the British Ministry of Shipping in the United States.

MERCANTILE MARINE HEROES.

A SPECIAL BADGE.

. LONDON, Mav 15. (Received May 16, at 8 p.m.) Twelve thousand five hundred members of the mercantile marine have been killed during the war, and their dependents are receiving £170,000 yearly. His Majesty has approved of the award of badges to officers, seamen, firemen, and stewards who continue to go to sea after being torpedoed or mined. The badge will be in .the form of a torpedo worn on the left sleeve.

FRENCH TRAITORS.

ONE DEATH SENTENCE PASED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. PARIS, Mav 15. (Received Mav 16. at 8 p.m") In connection with the Bonnet Rouge cp.fic—in which money received for conducting a pro-German propaganda, and there were charges of selling French <s®crets to German agents—Duval, the arch offender, to sentenced to death, sentences of five and 10 years' imprisonment being passed on tho other accused persons.