NAVAL DISASTER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14403, 21 September 1914, Page 6

NAVAL DISASTER.

AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE DISAPPEARS. 35 OFFICERS AND MEN ABOARD. SYDNEY, September 19. Admiral Patey (commanding the Australian fleet) wirelessed to Senator Pearce (Federal Defence Minister) that Submarijie A.E.I is missing. It Was list seen on the afternoon of September 14th returning from a patrol.'No enemy was in the vicinity. Though search lias not disclosed wreckage, it is supposed the disappearance is duo to accident. There were 35 officers and men; aboard. THE CREW. SYDNEY, September 19. The submarine’s crew consisted of Lieut.-Commander E: F. BesantLieut. L. Scarlet; Petty-Cfficsrs Small, Hodge, Tripe, Guilbert, Stretch, Maloney, Wright and Waddylovo; Seamen Coi> tbould, Reardon, . Woodland, Farman, • Thomas, Fisher, Dennis, and HodkihS; Signalman Danes ; telegraphist, Baker; artificers Lowo. Marshland, Wilson, Fitte and Messenger; stokers Barton, Meek, Guy, Wilson, Bray, Biliks, Holt, Guild and Gough. Reardon, and 'Woodland are both New Zealanders. DIED FOR THE EMPIRE. SYDNEY, September 19. Senator Pearce, in a statement, deplores the submarine disaster. He adds; The only gleam of consolation is that the loss is not due to action with the enemy, but the officers and men have just as truly given their services to the Emuire as if they had been killed in action. The official list gives 34 aboard. There is some doubt as to whether Lieut. Moore is also aboard. His name was included, but a telegram from Melbourne states that he had been replaced bv Scarlette. Nineteen, including Besant and Scarlotte. weim lent by the Admiralty to the Australian Navy. Reardon’s next .of kin is given as Mrs Reardon. Post Office, Kaikoura. One minor, states tlmt, Woodland is a -son of Mrs Emma Helen Woodland, South Island, New Zealand. Others say he hails from Bagnor, England.

THE MISSING AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE.

Received September 21, 2.15 p.m. MELBOURNE, September 21. The latest submarine list confirms that Scarlett replaced Moore.

STEAMER FIRED UPON. PROTEST BY THE CAPTAIN. WELLINGTON, September 21. At 12.30 this morning the steamer Ngakuta, when entering the 1 port, was trice fired upon by a fort. Tha first .shot was blank, but a shell from the second crossed her bows. Tnc captain stated that in response to the signal he hoisted the proper lights, and protested, that a. steamer is not a tramcar and cannot he stopped immediately.

THE KAISER'S FINE TALK. ROTTERDAM, September 18. The Kaiser visited his wounded son Oscar, near Longwy. Addressing the Grenadiers he said: The fighting in the neighbourhood of Longwy will be inscribed in letters of gold on the roll of history. Our successes we must ascribe to t'ne God of our fathers.

WAR NOTES. "A HELLISH WAR.” BRITAIN DID HER DUTY. Andrew Carnegie was asked to join in the protests against the participation of England in.the present conflict at the time when England’s decision had. not yet been made. Ho replied: "It is, useless. We pacificists must not fail to expose and denounce the guilty originators of this hellish war, which was caused by the Kaiser’s refusal of Great Britain’s olive branch. “I believe that the Kaiser did not know what he was doing, but this already is a matter of the past. ; The looms of the gods weave no erasures. Great Britain did her duty. - She was in honour bound to protect Belguim.”

COST OF THE WAR. TEN MILLIONS STERLING DAILY. A New York cable of August B,says: “It has been, estimated to-day by army and navy experts that the daily cost of the great European war—exclusive of the loss of property and lives—will run to £10.000,000 or £3,650,000,000 for a year, should the conflict last that long. The loss of men needed to carry on* the great industries, commerce, and farming of ifussia, France, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and other warring nations will. be in proportion to that money. When it is considered that in thirteen years the cost of maintenance of the armies and navies of the countries at, war. a§ well as the cost of naval construction, has ex-caxled £4,000,000,000, some idea may bo had of the expense attached to the war.”

St. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. On Tuesday evening the local corps hold fneir annual, inspection, at Christ Church schoolroom, at 7.30. Surgeon-Captain 11. E. Porritt will he the inspecting officer. It is hoped that Dr. S. Skerman, SnrgeofiGeneral, will tie in attendance. AH old members of the Wanganui Division are, urged to attend. The local corps is running short of men. Already eleven are on active service. Two left to-day to join ■ Col. Wills’ staff at Palmerston, and more | volunteers are wanted for reinforcements, j All holding either the St. John or St. ! Andrew’s certificates are invited to join up : with the, local corps on Tuesday evening, i Nurses to parade in uniform. Men plain , clothes, badges aud medals. Men unable'’ to attend are asked to send t'ueir name and address either to Mr E. E. Owen (Wanganui East), Mr Fred Gower (Victoria Avenue), or Mr J. Brine (corps supt). Friends wishing to correspond with any of the Wanganui ambulance Then who are attached to the forces in Auckland should give their full name and number if possible—C Section N.Z.M.C., Epsom. . *