ON THE SEA

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1916, Page 4

ON THE SEA

,-TW rt CUTTING OFF FISH SUPPLIES.! T _ /' M ' I TRAWLERS FOR F\i&LA'\D Tb'3E.] - TORPEDOED. ** « * i Received Dee. 3. 0.30 p.m, London, Dee. S. T;-boats stopped an Icelandic trawler* which was carrying fish to "England, but allowed her to return on the captain promising not to carry food to Eng-i land. The submarine commander has given a warning that all trawler* goinj* to England will he torpedoed. f WORE' SUBMARININGS. 1 Received Doc. 2. '8,30 p.m.' " ' London, Dec. 'I. Latest submarinifigs include the Reapweld (3417 tons), the Luceston' (294S tons), and tho Greek stcamcs Michael (2410 tons). jjtai KEEPING UP THEraLUSIOU. Received Dec. 2, 8,15 p.m. Amsterdam, Dee. 2. German newspapers, commenting oii the Admiralty changes, hclieve that they mean Admiral Sir .Tohn JelllCoe *' has been degraded for losing the battla of Jutland. ENEMY SUPPLY TSASE FOUND. Received Dae. 2, 10 pjn, Athens, Dec. 1. It is reported from Essainos that ft : Gorman submarine attempted to enter the Straits, and was fired on by land' batteries. It lied on the approach of. < British destroyers. * [ A complete petrol supply station ha» i been found on Samos Island. , A PASSENGER SHIP TORPEDOED. Received Dec. 2, 10 p.m. London, Dec. 2. The City of Birmingham was tor»'. 1 pedocd in tho Mediterranean. Two hun-' dred passengers were landed at i,lex*j andria. : ■%._ ./ A REAL GERMAN TRICK. Received Dec. 2. S p.m. Rome. Dec. U. n German submarine in the Mediten ranean is sending out wireless S.O.S. signals, in tiie hope of bringing vessels to the scene of the supposed distress, where submarines torpedo them., NORWAY'S FRIENDLY ASSISTANCE* Christiania,, Dec. 1, , The Tageblatt interviewed the Gei* man Ambassador, who said that Germans regarded Norway's submarine restrictions as a friendly act. Norway's assistance in tiie transport of contraband was prolonging tiie war. The recent food crisis in England and Russia indicated that Germany was on the right road and she would not be deprived oi her submarine weapon. I ■