ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 May 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

TRAWLER SINKS PIRATE. PARIS, May 20. A French trawler sank a German submarine and took the commander prisoner, liberating the captain and crew of a Spanish sailer, who were aboard the submarine. Another submarine torpedoed the Spanish steamer Villa de Solla. U-BOATS IN THE MEDITERRANEANSITUATION WELL IN HAND. GERMANS MAY-! USE RUSSIAN FLEET. ; ' i. > Received 8.45 a.in. LONDON, May 21. 1 The Italian Minister of Marine; interviewed by Mr. Ward Price, stated there was good reason to believe that we were masters of the submarine situation in the Mediterranean. The Allied fleets have destroyed a great many U-boats, despite the difficulties, which were greater than in the North Sea. The naval situation in the Mediterranean may be regarded with confidence. The Austrian navy shows no sign of turning out to find us. We are'well prepared if it did. A There are rumours that the. Germans intend to fit Russian vessels for raids in the Aegean Sea, from the Black Sea, but probabilities of achieving success are small. MORE U-BOAT ATROCITIES. NORWEGIAN FISHING BOATS SUNK. CREWS MURDERED. Received 8.45 a.m. CHRISTIANIA, May 21. Advices from northern ports give particulars of further U-boat atrocities. In the Arctic Ocean nearly fifty fishing boats have been sunk or are missing, carrying crews totalling five hundred. There is one case of twentyfive men, who were brought to Vandugubba in a mail boat carrying passengers and mails between Vandoe and Russia, which was fired upon in Vandugubba harbour. Ten, including two women, were killed. The submarine .commander declared his intention of sinking all Norwegian fishing boats because their oil catches were destined for England. This is untrue, as the export of oil is prohibited. A telegram from Hammerfest states the sinking of the fishing vessels was accompanied by the customary murders of the members of the crew after they had taken to the boats. OIL TANKER DOST'AT SEA. 1 :b io {>-:.■ .ores?,; Revived 9.35 a.m. f A WASHINGTON, May 21. The Ameriran oil tanker William Rockfellor has been lost at sea. No details are available.