ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

MERCHANTMAN V. SUBMARINE. IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ' Ottawa. August 1. The British steamer (,'le.dmoor, which lias arrived at .Montreal, reports having luul a battle with a Gorman submarine in the Mediterranean, it is believed that the submarine was sunk. BATTLE LASTED HALF AN HOUR. ÜBMARINE APPARENTLY SINKING. Received August 2, 5.5 p.m. Montreal, August 1. The Clotlmoor plainly showed marks of the submarine's guns. The steamer carried defensive armament, and used it against the submarine, which drew off, apparently in a sinking condition. The hn tie lasted hair an hour. Several shells pierced the engineers'quarters and others dropped on the vessel's deck, /GERMANY'S CRIMES. AMERICAN HEWS OF PUNISHMENT. SCIENTIFIC BARBARISM. KAISER'S EXILE TO ST. HELENA SUGGESTED. Received August 2, 5.5 p.m. New York, August 1. Opinions of representative Americans difl'er as to the character of the punishment England should inflict for the murder of Captain Fryatt. Some consider that the punishment should be automatic in form and consonant with the abhorrence expressed by the world. Others hope that the Kaiser will bo sent to St. Helena for personal expiation. Mr. Frederic Coudert. a leading international lawyer, interviewed, said that punhhment must be meted out after the war. •'! consider it exceedingly unwise to attempt reprisals. We must recognise that the Allies are fighting on behalf o; international justice, therefore nothing would be gained by a policy of counter frightfulness for this further instance of scientific barbarism.'' Mr. George Piitm.'in, president of the American Rights Committee, said that Britain must keep for later settlement the damnable record of Prussian crimes j against civilisation, which (lermanv must | expiate before she is admitted to the j world's federation of nations. Britain | might demand, after the war, deporta- ; t'on of the Kni-cr, who was too insane for responsibility. Mr. George Wiekersham. ox-Attorney-General, says the world's execration will punish Germany.