U-BOAT ASSASSINS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 39, 9 November 1918, Page 8

U-BOAT ASSASSINS

BRITAIN'S BLACK LIST. In connection with the list of 150 nnmes of commanders of the destroyed U-boats, the Secretary of the Admiralty makes tho following announcement:— Although it ia not intended to adopt the practice of- giving proof of official uttoranoe of His Majesty's Ministers, it has been thought desirable to give the names of the commanding officers of the German submarines which have been disposed of, in order to substantiate to the world tho statements made by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on August 7, and denied in tho German papers, that "nt least 150 of these ocean , peats had been destroyed." The statement includes no officers commanding tho Austrian submarines, of which -a. number have been destroyed, and does not exhaust the list of German submarines put out. of action. A lisc of these officers, in alphabetical ] order, follows. The majority nre dead; soino aro prisoners of war; and ft few are interned in neutral countries where they took refuge. With few exceptions the officers are either of the rank of oberleutnant or kapitanloiitnant. Rudolf Schnoider was the officer who torpedoed the s.s. Arabic on August 19, 1915. Tho author of the Liisitania outrage, whilst in U2O, which was lost on the Danish coast in November, 1916, was Kapitan St. Schwicgw, who survived to bring disaster to another submarine, the I!3S, which was lost with all hands in Septeriibi-r, 1917. Another despicable outrngo was committed by Paul Wagenfuhr! This officer sank the s.s. Belgian Prince on July si. 1917, and fo barbarously drowned fo or the crew whom he had ordored to line up on the submarine's deck. Tho submarine (U-i-l) was sunk with all hands about ft fortnight after this outrageProminent among the names noted for particularly sfivngo U-boat outrages who have not already expiated their Crimea bv death are:—

Korvettenknpitan Max Valontinor, who was responsible for tho barbarous sinking*, amongst others, of the Norwegian 6.5.' Mngda, the Spanish s.s. Pena Castillo, tho Italian s.s. Ancona, and the British s.s. Persia. .

Kapitanloutnant Willimn Werner, who excels in the sinking of hospital ship. , !. Korvettenkapilau Freiherr von Fomlner, who, when in command of TJ2B, sank the British steamers Falabu and Afjuiln under circumstances of the utmost brutalityKorvctlonkapitan Forstmann and Korveltenkapitan Gansser. These names by no means exhaust tho list, but onough has been said (o show that: 'officers of this calibre are not uncommon in tho German submarine service. It should be added that of those who have escaped retribution, several have found refugo in a shore appointment.

Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G- etc., Lieuten-ant-Govevnor and Chief Justice of Victoria, when delivering judgment in a case in which an inferior substitute lind bonn unshed as "jimt as good" as SANDER'S EUCMATTT EXTRACT, said with resnvd'lo lhi> GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT: "'Whenever an nrticlo is commended to the public by reason of ite i-ood quality, it is not permissible to imilftto any of ite features." When nsinir a medicine it is "eood quality" that yon wnnt, and SANDER'S EXTRACT has tho endorsement and apprrtvnl of tho highest authorities." Inhnlod, applied locally, taken on sugar or in water as directed, SANDER'S EXTRACT is equally beneficial because it i= specially refined and prepared by Sander's process, and contninn no harmful by-effects. IJse SANDER'S EXTRACT only when you desire pood and lasting effects; no "juet as good."—Advt.

POLITICAL NOTES

YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT

The Legislative Council yesterday put the Legislative Council Amendment fiill through its early stages. This Bill is technical in nature, and is intended to meet the difficulty created by the continued suspension of tne Reform Bill pnsswl beforo tho National Government came into existence. The House of Ee. presentativos met in disturbed mood, Members were- filled with expectation owiug to the unconfirmed report of an armistice having boon signed, and tho Briinc Minister consented to an adjournment until tho evening. When the Hoii6o met again tho Military Decorations Bill and (ho War Legislation Bill were put through their second readings,

THE DEFENCE COMMISSION, Dr. A. K. Newman (Wellington East* has given notice to ask the Minister of Defence if he will lay on the ■ tablo a memorandum or document received from tho Commission on military mutters, additional to the report already published; or whether a part of the report has been withheld. I)r, Newman, adds that members of Parliament should liave the fullest report of all doings or opinions of the Commissionea's. •

SOLDIERS' LEAVE, Mr. W. H. Field (Otaki) has given notice to ask the Minister of Defence if, when peace is declared, the Government will grajit sufficient leave on full pay, and also an ample bonue to all New Zealand soldiers who 'have taken part in active eeryice at the front, to enable them to enjoy a holiday in the Old Country"before roturning to their homes in New Zealand. ,

A FOOD CONTROLLER, Hcgret was expressed 'by Mr. W: A. Veitch (Wauganui) in tho House of Representatives last night that tho Government had not appointed a food controller. It was hardly fair to ask members of- Parliament to fiit on a committee to consider the cost-of-living question and then not do something to materially improve the situation." .

DEFENCE BUILDINGS, Mr. W. T. JemiingSk(Tauuiarunni)* has v given notice to ask the Prime Minister' if he is aware that.a very strong opinion is shared by thousands of peoplo that the closing of Whitmore Street, Wellington, for the purpose of erecting further buildings for the Defence Department : is altogether unwarranted under present war circumstances, and tife large expenditure involved in. the- proposal is unjustifiable. Sir. Jennings states that apart from the expenditure, , the closing of Whitmore Street is an act of vandalism; it will seriously inconvenience people who wish, to get to steamers leaving for various ports; and the Town-planning Association of Wellington is failing iu its duty in not protesting against the proposal, as the streets of Wellington are too congested without making matters worse.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. • /'Probably (he Leaders of this House will have to go back to England shortly," said Mr. AV. A. Veitch ■ (Wanganui) ■ in the House of Representatives last night. "I believe.they-should go, and I hope they will do so, because I believe they should. The place of our political leaders at a lime when peace is being discussed is at the.Pence Conference. ,

INTERNED ALIENS. The intentions of the Government in regard to interned aliens, now that peace is within sight, is exercising the minds of some members of Parliament. Mr. K. A. Wright (Wellington Sub- i nrbs) has given notice to ask the Minister of Defence what he proposes to do with interned aliens in Now Zealand when peace is declared, and Me. G. V. Peavce (Patea) intends to ask the Government whether they will endeavour to ; nrange with the Imperial Government that all the prisoners now confined on Somes Island be repatriated to their own countries at the end of the war. - . .-•