On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 77, 3 April 1915, Page 6

On the Sea

NEW ZEALANDER DROWNED OFF THE FALABA.

Per Press Association.

Napier, April 3.

Mr D. B. Frame, architect, has received cable advice that his eldest son Garnet, who Si’s in the service of the Admiralty, wife drowned in the sinking of the Falaba hy a submarine.

SINKING OF THE FISHING BOATS. U&tTiCD Pees* Association. f" (Received 1.10 p.m.) London, April 2.

To-day the UlO sunk the trawlers Jason and Glonhina off Shields, took tlie crews aboard, and transferred them to another fishing boat. She later sunk the trawler Nellie, the crew escaping in a boat. /

MORE OF U2o’s WORK.

Amsterdam, April 2

The name of the barque torpedoed is the Nor. She was sunk 250 miles off the Hook of Holland by U2O.

TREATMENT OF IMPRISONED SUBMARINE DREWS.

NOT HONORABLE OPPONENTS.

(Received 1.55 p.m.) v . Loudon, April 2. (Thp Press Bureau states that Germany, through Washington’ inquired regarding the reported differential treatment of submarine crews who are in prison .here, and emphasised the fact that the crews executed the orders given them, therefore they only fulfilled military duties. She added: If they are treated worse .than others, .then for each member of the crew put iii prison a British army officer will be imprisoned in Germany and receive corresponding harsher treatment.” Sir Edward replied: “The officers and men of U 8 and Ul2 have been segregated from the other prisoners but they are treated in no way less humanely, being provided with German books and having opportunities for exercise. They are subjected to forced labour, and aye better fed and clothed than British prisoners in Germany.” (Received 2.5 p.m.)

Sir Ed>yard, continuing, said.: “As the crews, engaged in the sinking of innocent British and neutral merchantmen aj-e wantonly 'killing Won-combat-, ants, they cannot be regarded as honbra'ble opponents, but Wilder orders from their Government, they are committing offences against the laws of natibns and contrary to common humanity.” He emphasises that during the war upwards of 1000 officers and men of the German navy were rescued 'from the..seas, sometimes despite danger to the rescuers and ;sometimes to the prejudice of British naval operations, but in no instance did the 1 Germans rescue an officer or man of the Royal Navy.