FIGHTING THE U-BOAT MENACE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3096, 29 May 1917, Page 5

FIGHTING THE U-BOAT MENACE

MYSTERIOUS, SIMPLE AND INFALLIBLE WEAPON PIRATES DECLARE WAR ON HOSPITAL SHIPS London, May 27. '■ A correspondent of the "Westminster; Gazette" asserts that the Navy e.latest device for combating submarines is not; Marconi's, ■ but an entirely British one. It is remarkably simple, and is reputed, to be infallible. When its operation is extended, the days-of the " submarine■ campaiga will be numbered—Aus.-iN. 4-1 Cable Assn. . ; WAR ON THOED CROSS Amsterdam, Mar 27. . A semi-official telegram from Berlin, after reasserts that the British misuse their hospital ships, announces that Germany will, in future immediately at-, tadc all hospital ships throughout the barred zone and the Mediterranean, bnt will allow the transport, of sick and Kourifled from Salonika by the Greek; raihvavs to Kalamaki, and thence by hospital ships to Gibraltar, under specified conditions.—Beuter. V SPANISH MAIL BOAT SUNK LARGE NUMBER MISSING (Rec. Mar' 2S,' 10' p.m.) . . London, Mar 27. The Spanish mail boat C de Eizaciimore 4376 tons, has been sunk. One hundred ;ind thirty-three of the passeu«evs and the crew are missing, including the Spanish Consul at Colombo.—Keuter. SIX SWEDISH STEAMERS TORPEDOED Copenhagen, May 27. The "Berlineske Tidende" states that six Swedish steamers were torpedoed m the Gulf of Bothnia, and tiro were captured and taken to Swinemunde.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. GREEK LOSSeTfROm'tHE SUBMARINES Athens, May 27/ One hundred and two Greek ships, a-'Tegating 400,000 tone, have beeo torpedoed. The Allies have handed over the Greek cruiser Helli to the Provisional Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.