THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
FIGHTS WITH SUBMARINES. ."49 Kf SIX WEEKS. Received April £», 5.5 p.m. •i I/ .!■: ,Eam(, April 8. The Petit Parisian'hkd an interview with Lord Rob'uit Cecil, Minister of Blockade, who.said:—''lt l cannot be denied tfliat the losses of merchant-men ai'e serious, but it Is no exaggeration to say that they are considerably below .what the Germans anticipated. It must not be forgotten that while we talk much about the victims of Teuton piracy, we say nothing about the pirates' losses." The Admiralty authorised him to say that between February 21 and April 1 (six weeks) there had been 49 fights between British vessels and the German pirates.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1917, Page 5
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109THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1917, Page 5
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