SUBMARINE PIRATES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3185, 8 September 1917, Page 7

SUBMARINE PIRATES

TIME LIMIT WILL PREVENT SUCCESS THE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE London, September 6. A high naval authority states that increases in tho submarine , sinkings are mainly duo to flukes. Though Germany has put all her strength into submarines and is building larjjor vessels, there is no prospect of eventual success in. the time allowed. America s help fixes the time limit. Besides, the British offensive measures are in full Wast.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aeen. , FRENCH SHIPPING LOSSES MORE SMALL VESSELS SUNK. London, September 6. . The iossw of French shipping in ilie submarine campaign for the week ended September 2 are as folios-Arrivals, 8L>8; sailings, 743; sinkings, thre? vessels over and nine under 1600 tons. One steamer was unsuccessfully cttaclcMl.— \u-i.-N T .Z. Cable Assn.-Heuter. " TLast week three vessels over and one under 1600 tons were sunk and four escaped after, attack.] INCREASE OF NEW TONNAGE. Paris, September 6. The Minister for the Mercantile Marina hn« prepared plans to build during the current year three times the pro-war annual output of new tonuege.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aeen. - EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN FURTHER RETIREMENT OF THE ENEMY. London, September 6. A Belgian East African ooinmuiriuue states :- f 'Before the converging advance of the British and Belgian columns he eneiUT retired to the south bank of the Killmbero. Ail .enemy deM™™ on trie River Santo was attacked on Aug mft 3i and driven southwards The Biitish and Belgian columns junctioned at *■ kara, , on the northern bank of the fcilim-bero.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. FUNDS FOR WAR PURPOSES . AUSTRALIA TO RAISE ANOTHER LOAN. Sydney, September 7. In the House of Representatives Sir Tolui Forrest (Federal Treasurer) introduced a Bill to authorise the raising and expending of SO millions for war purFO ft°is proposed to issuo immediately a prospectus for another war loan for J) millions, maturing in December, 1927.— Press Aesn. SEVENTH GERMAN WAR LOAN TEB«BNDOUS' CAMPAIGN COMMENCED. (Ree. ■September 7. 11.25 p.m.) Amsterdam, .September 7. A tremendous campaign hae been commenced in Germany on behalt of tiie soventh war loan. The appeal js mainly based on anti-Amcricnn hatred.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. (Tho cable nous in this issue acorcdited to the London "Times" h»s appeared In that journal, but only where • oxprwrty stated ia tuch new» the «ditotial opinion of "The Times.' , ) . .