CHASING THE CRUISER SUBMARINES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 138, 28 February 1918, Page 5

CHASING THE CRUISER SUBMARINES

GERMANS HAVE LOST "MORE THAN A FEW." London, February 2G. Mr. Archibald Hurd, tho well-known writer on naval matters, states: "We havo sunk more than a few of tho German cruiser-submarines. Each represents a severe loss, owing to their size and the extended period occupied in ! building. They are driven on tho sur- ! face by steam, giving 18 knots, and are I equipped with telescopic funnels, which ; disappear into the hnlj before submeri sion. These cruiser-submarines are armed with 5.9 guns. Comparing them with the ordinary submarines, it is doubtful wliother their higher surface speed and increased grm-power compensate for the bigger target. Collapsible funnels and largnr guns mean slower submergence. Tho submarinecruiser therefore presents a bigger target and ono longer exposed."—Ans.N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE WRECK OF THE FLORIZEL HEROIC RESCUES BY THE FISHERMEN. St. Johns (Newfoundland), Feb. 26. The total number rescued from the Red Cross liner Florizel, which ran ashore in a snowstorm north of Cape Race, is forty-four. Tho survivors escaped because they barricaded themselves in tho forecastle and the wireless room. They were without food for three days. Giant waves swept off tho bridge deck, engulfing scores of persons and smashing in tho smokingroom, trapping a dozen officers. The wreck is now breaking up on the rocks. Many gallant rescues were undertaken by ti'e Newfoundland fishermen.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn,