On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 5, 9 December 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

ENEMY SUBMARINES' WORK.

ARRESTED AT SEA.

CREEK VESSEL BOARDED.

Onttbd Pbess Associatkov Athens, December 8,

Officers on an Austrian submarine near Messing, boarded a Greek steamer and arrested Colonel Napier, the military attache at Sofia, and Captain Wilson, a member of the House of Commons, who were conveying letters from the Eastern Mediterranean, to London. Captain Wilson had been carrying despatches for months. It was ascertained that the papers taken from him were unimportant. The Austrian submarine’s second torpedo narrowly missed the Spetzia, which stopped. Then the submarine ordered the Spetzia to lower boats and officers came on board and searched, despite the captain’s protest that the action was a breach of international rights. During the search several mail bags were overthrown. The officers prompt- . ly fished out Captain Wilson and Colonel Napier, who were taken on board the submarine. A British Red Cross officer was permitted to continue the voyage. The steamer was bound from Jeraeue to Messina.

CLEARING THE MEDITER-

RANEAN.

Rome, December 7. The limit for submarines in the Mediterranean has yielded excellent results and the danger is behoved to be virtually past. The latest steps of the Allies are likely to prevent submarines from penetrating the Mediterranean. FRENCH SUBMARINE LOST. , Paris, December 8. The Bureau announces that, according to a German wireless message, the French submarine Fresnel was destroyed by an Austrian warship. T\\ o officers and twenty-six men were saved and were taken prisoner. , i.iiiUH • li■ m; ■’ ; the transport WOODFILLD. London, December 7., ( , In reply s to' Mr Hamilton, i Mr Ten-’ nant stated the transport Woodfield was. sunk by a . olt ; ,th,e Moroccan coasfyoni November ?. The military pasualtjep, were ( six killed and fourteen wounded. GERMAN SUBMARINE LOSSES. ■ London, December 7. The Press Bureau states that the British have captured or sunk 58 suband others. Five have been captured anc are being used against the Germans in the Baltic. INCREASING COST OF SEA v xRAVEL., ■ ' I 'tV, ' /W RESULT OF^bVERNMENT ACTION. (Received 9.31 a.m.) London, December 8. The difficulties and cost of passenger traffic between England and Australia are likely to increase. Nearly all the services via the Cape have been taken over by the Government, and many pavssngers to Australia desiring that service and thus avoid the Mediterranean are unable to secure berths. The position is more acute owing to the demand for vessels in connection with Australia’s wheat scheme. Lord Inchcape, speaking at the Peninsula and Orient Company’s mooting said the Government had taken over forty-two vessels' at various times, but the company was still using thirty-one. The working cost had so increased that it might be necessary to further raise the passenger rates.