ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

TORPEDOED AND MINED. SIX MORE SHIPS LOST. _ SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S DECLARATION. Received April 15, 1.5 a.m. London, April 14. The Danish steamer. Dorothea has been minerl and sunk in the North Sea. A Russian barquentine was torpedoed, but has been towed to Plymouth. The British steamer Angus was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Part of the orpw landed. The British vessel Robert Adamson ■was also torpedoed. The crew were Saved. The barque Inverlyon was torpedoed. One boat's crew has been picked up. The French steamer Vega was torpedoed off Barcelona. The crew were rescued. Th submarine commander declared that had the vesspl been a British one She would have been sunk without warning. NEW GERMAN SUBMARINES. < 10 CONTINUE THE POLICY OF MURDER. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, April 13. The Times' naval correspondent says the retirement of Admiral von Tirpitz has not abated the virulence of the submarine campaign. The Chancellor has apparently fallen into line with him. It is necessary to look Beyond the immediate facts and ts remember that the efforts of the U boats rise and fall within well-defined limits. We are experiencing the full blast of activity, and its intensity is more prolonged than before. This may be attributed to the improvements in submarines. There is ample evidence that Admiral von Tirpitz fully realised the resources of construction for increasing the effectiveness of submarines. They are not only larger and speedier, but it is stated that thej are fitted aut for minelaying. During the last six weeks a large proportion of the shipping casualties have been due to mines, which is explained if submarines are able to lay them, but if they are more efficient they will have to contend with similar difficulties inherent to this class of Vessel.