ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 April 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

AUXILIARY NAVAL SERVICE. GOOD WORK DONE. Received 10.15 a.m. LONDON, April 29. The excellent work of motor launches in the Zcebruggc attack calls attention to the splendid services of these craft throughout the war. Motor launches of the auxiliary patrol are chiefly manned by men who are amateur yachtmen in peace, time, and consisted in the early war ure craft. Since then these have been replaced by specially constructed launches. Year after year they have kept the sqas in the worst weather ..when other vessels were compelled to,,seek shelter. They played a great part in searching and clearing mine areas and fighting U-boats. Admiralty records contain many instances of the fine work of trawlers, manned chiefly by fishermen. One naval reservist commanding a trawler was instrumental in saving 56 survivors from eight torpedoed ships in his area.

STEAMER LAUNCHED AT DUNKIRK. Received 8.45 a.m. Paris, April 29. A 19,000 ton cargo steamer has been launched at Dunkirk, despite German attempts to detain the work and destroy the yard. GERMAN SUPER-SUBMARINES. CRUISING RADIUS OF 10,000 NEW YORK, April 28. Tho New York Times Washington correspondent says: Information has been received that Germany has completed six super-submarines of 1500 tons capacity, each with a crusing radius of 10,000 miles. Six more are being built. HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED. ;' a german crime.. , ;; v ;, LONDON,' April 28., I Admiralty official— inquiry, i Conclusively that the .Guildford _ Castle, i mentioned on. March 14th. wa|, struck ( by "a German torpedo, Of two, torpedoes; discharged, the first .massed, ..and,, the ; ■second hit, but happily did , not ex-1 plode. , „ ~ , i Tho Admiralty quotes a German | wireless official of April 24th, where, in tho course of challenging the British figures regarding shipping losses, 1 it says: These ignore hospital space,; 1 which is particularly exposed to and attacked ■by U-boats,i ,