FIGHTING THE PIRATE SUBMARINES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3093, 25 May 1917, Page 5

FIGHTING THE PIRATE SUBMARINES

1 MARCONI'S PLANS WHAT ITALY HAS ACCOMPUSHED Washington, May 23.Signor Marconi has arrived, with tho Italian mission. He intends to. show the United States authorities plans for coping with submarines. Italy has sunk thirteen submarines within i>. week. A number of anti-submarine devices are undergoing tests. According to the Navy Department, hopes are entertained that these will counter-check the Gorman activities.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CHEAP SAFETY DEVICE INVENTED. New York, May 23. Mr. Hudson Maxim announces an invention which, when placed around a ship, causes torpedoes to explode harmlessly. It cuu be applied cheaply to existing ships. [Hudson Maxim was the first in the United States to make smokeless powder, and wbioli was adopted by the Government. In 100) ho sold.to the Government Ins formula for "Maximite," the first high explosive to be fired through heavy armour plato. . He is also the inventor of the United States service detonating fuse for high explosive armourP'.ercing projectiles.] PIRATE ATTACKS ON NEUTRAL™ . SHIPS

THREE NORWEGIAN VESSELS SUNK. Christiania, Slav S3. The Norwegian sailing vessel iiaduva has been torpedoed. Two of the crew were killed. The Norwegian steamer? Nermann' 'and Assild wore- sunk by sul> marines. Some of the- crew of the Norma'nn were lost.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE WEEK'S LOSS IK MERCHANT • SHIPPING rosmox about the same. (Kec. May S, 5.50 p.m.) London, May 23. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those of last week's report iTetlig given in parentheses:— Arrivals • .- 2654 (2568) Departures 2759 (2552) Hunk, over' IGOfl tons 18 (IS) Sunk, under IGOO tons .... 9 (5) Unsuccessfully attacked... 3 (1!)) I'ishing vessels sunk 3 (3) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ITALIAN SHIPPING HAS A CLEAR WEEK (Eec. May 24, 8.40' p.m.) Rome, May 23.. Four hundred and sixty merchantmen entered Italian ports during the week ending May' 20, and 387 left. No steamers were, sunk. Ono was shelled and damaged.

GERMAN NAVAL ACTIVITY IN THE BALTIC . BIG SQUADRON AT SEA. Stockholm, May 23. . The "Dnghblad" states that there is increasing German naval activity in the Baltic. Many, destroyer flotillas and a equndron of forty warships were sighted proceeding north.—Aus.-Jf.Z. Cable Asfu, FIXED PRICE FOR OATMEAL ■ ■"' (Rec. May 24, .8.40 p.m.) London, May -24.' Lord Devonport (the Food Controller) has fixed the maximum retail price o£ oatmeal as from June 18 at sd. per lb. in England and Ireland, and 4Jd. .per ,Ib. in Scotland.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable" Aesn.Renter.