PRECAUTIONS TO SAVE OVERSEA FOOD SHIPS
LESSONS OF EECENT LOSSES, (Rec. May 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 26. The Glasgow shipowner, Mr. Hector Macneal, has been appointed controller of coastal shipping to arrange for the transhipment of cargoes from larger liners arriving at first Home ports. It is anticipated that this arrangement will save much of tho oversea shipping from attacks by submarines.-Heuter. [This action apparently is the sequel, to a recent question in the House of Commons, bavins reference to the Sinkin" of oversea foodships which arrive safely at a Home port, and unable to secure unloading facilities, had been torpedoed while voyaging to another Home port'/] THE SPY MENACE AT SEA UNITED STATES FLEET MOVEMENTS GIVEN AWAY. (Rec. May 27, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, May 2G. Rear-Admiral Sims, Commander of the United States destroyer flotilla in British waters, has reported that Germany knew of the departure of the United States flotilla of destroyers to co-operate with the British, weeks ahead, and consequently tho British port of arrival was mined by German submarines—Ans.N.Z. Ca)>le Aesn. /
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3095, 28 May 1917, Page 5
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175PRECAUTIONS TO SAVE OVERSEA FOOD SHIPS Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3095, 28 May 1917, Page 5
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