ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1915, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

ENEMY COMMERCE. TRADING UNDER NEUTRAL FLAGS. AN IMPORTANT ORDER. Received Oct. 26, fi.s p.ml London, Oct. 25. An Order-iii-Gouncil has been published abrogating Article 57 of the Declaration of London, whereby the merchant ship's flag is the sole test of nationality, and substituting the old prize law. Experts opine that the object of the order is to prevent the traffic of many vessels trading under neutral ; flags, but which in reality are either wholly or partly German owned. The Anglo-American doctrine is now reinstated, which takes into consideration shipowners' nationality and permits condemnation if the enemy's in[terest in the vessel is proved, irrespective of flag. It is expected the Germans will retaliate as far as possible, including British owned vessels under the Scandinavian flag in the Baltic, though most ,of these are now leaving owing- to the close of the season.

SUNKEN GERMAN CRUISER. ONLY A FEW SAVED. Received Oet. 20, 8.50 p.m. Berlin, Oct. 25. The Admiralty admit the Prinz Adalbert was sunk on the 23rd, by two shots from a submarine, and only a portion of the crew were rescued. VESSEL ON FIRE. MORE DETAILS OF GERMAN PLOT New York, Oct. 2.'. Fay confessed to being a lieutenant in the German Army. He arrived from Germany recently to experiment with a machine intended to b? fastened to ships' rudders when leaving New York to blow up their steering gear and compel them to return to the nearest port. . Two other conspirators are under examination by the police. It is reported from Charleston, South Carolina, that the Mallory liner Colorado is on fire at sea, bound for New York with cotton. It is reported that another steamer effected a rescue. There were no passengers on board the Colorado. COLORADO ABANDONED. THE CRBW SAFE. Received Oct. 26, 9.6 p:m. New York, Oct. 26. The Colorado was abandoned at sea. Her crew an safe aboard another steamer. AT THE OLD CAME, STEAMER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING. Received Oct. 28, 6.6 pjn. Salonika, Oct. 25. A German submarine in the Aegean Sea sunk the Italian liner Sicilia, without warning.