ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 February 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

ITALIAN STEAMER .TORPEDOED. IN SPANISH WATERS.

A SPANISH STEAMER TORPEDOED.

Received 8.40. LONDON, Feb, 10

Newspapers regard the torpedoing of the Italian steamer Duca di Geneoa in Spanish waters as creating a grave situation. The Minister of Marine is investigating the circumstances. It is officially announced that the Spanish steamer iScbastian with a cargo of salt, has been torpedoed off the Canary Islands. The submarine commander declared salt contraband.

U. S. UNSINKABLE SHIP.

AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.

Received 9.5

NEW YORK, Feb 10

Mr. Saunders, Chairman of the Naval Consulting Board, in a speech said the United States had converted the Austrian liner Lucia into a transport equipped with twelve thousand airtight cells, fitted to the hull, which it is believed will render it practically unshakable, Washington officials, how. ever, state that the Lucia is not yet. regarded as a complete success. THE NEXT THREE MONTHS “IN FOR A BAD TIME.” LONDON, Feb 9. ar "■ ‘ '' ■ Lord Jellicoe, speaking ,at Hull, said: We are in for a bad time, during the next three months',.but I. be. lieve if we hold out, the submarine menace will be killed by August.

RELIEF SHIP SUNK

AMSTERDAM, Feb 9

The Germans torpedoed and sank the Swedish relief ship Freedland with a cargo of grain for Rotterdam They fired on the boats. Six of the crew were drowned and another wounded. Two boat-loads of survivors landed at Tcrschelling.

TO SINK CONVOYS

LONDON, Feb 9,

Berne reports that the Germans have planned a new method of attacking American convoys, sending groups of powerful submarines in column formation to various points of mid. Atlantic, where the work of rescuing those on the submarined ships is difficult.

THE TUSCAN IA SINKING.

216 MISSING AND 126 BODIES RECOVERED '

LONDON, Feb 29

The Admiralty reports as foliows in connection with the torpedoing of the Tuscania: 2235 were saved, 166 are missing and 126 bodies have been recovered.

CONTROL OF DUTCH SHIPPPING.

ARRANGEMENT ARRIVED AT.

Received 8.40. THE HAGUE Feb. 10

Official; The Allies have agreed to supply Holland with limited imports by Dutch vessels conditioned on the Allies employing the remainder of the Dutch, tonnage for transport work outs.ide the danger zone_ It is untrue that the Allies have demanded- that Holland shall entirely cease exporting to Germany.