ENEMY AGENTS AT WORK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14440, 29 October 1917, Page 3

ENEMY AGENTS AT WORK

MINISTER WARNS AUSTRALIAN .SHIPPING. ffi Brier mention-- was made m the,j<Jra>les* recenUy^'ofjthe fact that, mines hs&jLbeen' disabled- off the .Australian beast m tho V^pihif^jbf i <Jat>q Somp if ur- ( ther^artacmaiiare now available- ih lat» Sydiifcy^les.;; ■■ ■ *....' yy • ' A-Melbpurne'niessagapublishect fti^the Daily Telegraphy Sy^nty estates lljatjthe fact has now b^i^teßlishbdlbey««m all doubt thbt'ene^^'e^.V^ on the destr'u^tiolay'' 1 6f'' I '^iit- ? ali&it : -.'ship-' ping. ' Z "■.■'- •*• --■ ■••* ••' ,: ' :: ky.y ■ —'yy The .Minister foi*; the Navy (Mr Joseph - Cfpok) stated on October 15* thit "the mine-sleeping oper&tidiis which were bieing carried out j^on^ .the icoist had. revealed the faot tjiat: A! minefield had been established about five miles south of Gabo inland. l^'e^'min^'^'W.dispoivered wer^ laid m 'dban ;waser, rfnd. m an 'open stlMtion. Thlffe fac%rs, th'4,Minister poirftjcd out. mase v it pVobaffleHbafc at least sbme ( orth^ mine^m*|W'' : have dragged some distance fro^^fil ration ■m which; thley' -yirerb i-sa^(^auy|j*-.*'feid. Thus a long bj&rdWbn'wTße npbessary . to ensure that all the mines ha^e fjeen destroyed. ,'-■..>,"- r v'vH'' Regarding the Wfect :bf the -discovery upon coastal shipping,,^e.^n^tpr.jSaid there was no danger now, nor had: there ever been, /from mines -m:; ( *h®i 3S}js|HJ >oc " hood of Gabo Island if ships rolrbwß^'the instructions given them by the j^JJJavy Office. ',: He mos% strong] y emphasised! the fa!cir that all jrna^t b^ilbf snbuld pay mbst careful atteiitibn' to the(.r£ute orders which are given them h(U'this way. These. orders^ he saidj.w.ere always based on the latest, information able, and w^re issued to, protect -Vessels as far as might ho pofesipe frbmy all enemy operations. As it was not Always desirable to, indicate the reason f^r^the issue of certain .route bidders, €a"reful coiripiiance , with such orders became aU the mori*. necessary. „ , '„ •''■. . The Minister intimated, when buesijibned, that it was inadvisable to*,/tf(ake public at pvesent any further detai]» c connected ; with ' the G'abo Island, ,/discWery. He mentioned, however, that thjs was the oiilv minefield so far discovered.