ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 December 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

HOLLAND’S. UNIVERSAL ACTION.

LONDON, December 10.

A white paper has been issued showing the correspondence between Britain and Holland regarding the latter’s action in refusing to allow defensively armed merchantmen to enter her harbours. This shows that Britain is holding the Netherlands responsible for the.losses of British ships trading to Holland which had been obliged to forego the right of self-defence. The Right. Hon. A. J. Balfour says Holland’s rule was unnecessary and unneutral, and was not adopted by any other neutral with the possible exception of Carranza’s Government. V-&N INTERNATIONAL NAVY. TO POLICE THE SEAS. 5 A TIMELY . SUGGESTION. Received 8.55. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Mr. Daniels, Secretary to the Navy report urges the creation of an international navy after the war to keep | the world’s peace, each contributing Power assigning units according to wealth and population. . Mr. Daniels adds: The United States would readily ,contrijbute to thesfc police of the sea. It would be a lasting calamity if competitive navy construction continued after the. war. LINER RAMS A SUBMARINE. NEW YORK, Dee 10. Miss Eileen Robertson, an Australian, states that while crossing the ! Atlantic on the steamer Tunisian, the ' latter rammed and sank a German submarine.. ,_The liner’s bows were damaged, but she proceeded on her voyage. She carried 1400 passengers, half of whom were children. I