ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 June 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

GOOD WORK BY RETIRED ADMIRALS. Received 9.45 a.m. LONDON, June 21. Naval records since the outbreak jof "war show that large numbers of officers on the retired list offered their services to the Admiralty, including some twenty admirals, when country's needs appealed to them. These officers took a lower rank than they temporary captains in the Naval Repreviously enjoyed, finding work as serve, aboard patrols and minesweepers. Six admirals who so rejoined have already gained the Distinguished Service Order, two at least receiving this distinction for sinking enemy submarines.

DESTROYING SUBMARINES LONDON, June 11 . Beuter's correspondent at Paris States that the Petit Parisien learns that since the last British and French official statements were made the rate of destruction of submarines has.fur- " fcher increased. The end of May will ~-be proved to have been still more digpitrbus to the submarines. One of means of destruction, which effective, is the North Sea" anin'tvfffalfls, • wMoh jehiefly *sreke laid by the British. ■