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ON THE SEA.

HEAVY SWEDISH LOSSES. Copenhagen, May 13. Swedish war insurance reports show that 7'7 steamers and 34 sailing vessels of 11|J!,000 tons, have been sunk. DUTCH VESSELS EXCLUDED. London, May 13. The Star states that the Government is closing South wold (Suffolk) to vessels other than those ©£ Britain and her allies; with tiho view of excluding Dutch steamers sailing under the German Government's permit. ATTACK <W 2EEBRUGGE. London,. May 2. Naval experts agree that the ruthless submarine warfare was tho culmination of the Germans' determination when they saw that the chances of victory on land were hopeless The violation of neutral territorial waters by submarines is being officially considered, and it is urged that the inability of neutrals to protect their own waters constitutes a sufficient reason for drastic action by the Allies. The general opinion is that a big naval attack on the Zeebrugge base would offer enormous possibilities. The Xavy is ready to take the risk,, and beard the enemy in his den, in addition to carrying out aerial bombardments. SPANISH STEAMER SUNKT Received May 14, 10 p.m. Mad-id, May 14. A German submarine sank the Spansteamer Carmen whilst proceeding to Cette. The Government is demanding compensation. Two Spanish destroyers were ordered to act as guardships ietweej Gioon and the French coast.

" CHEWING THE BULLET." SINKING OE! THE BA£LARAT. SPLENDID STORY OP OOUBAGE. London, April 28. The stor;- of the sinking of the Ballarat is ono of which Australians may well be proud. Our lads paraded like the British soldiers on tho Birkenhead, but happily without tho loss of life which attended tho loss of that historic transport, as all were saved from the Bal larat. Kipling says: But to stant and be still to the Birkenhead drill Is a damned tough bullet to cheWi. Tho Australian reinforcements chewed the bullet and sang between chews. The men had arranged extensive celebrations for Anzao Day„ commencing with a memorial service at 2.30 p.m. They were beginning to muster, fully dressed, at 2.5, when a torpedo ' was seen on the _>ort side. The look-out in the stern telephoned to the bridge. The great vessel swung round quickly. Another two seconds am' the torpedo would have missed, but a dull thud, followed by a rending sound, told that it had struck.

The vesesl quickly settled down by the stern. Soon it was discovered that one propeller had ibeen torn off, and a. gaping hole had been loft. No one saw the submarine. A few of the men say that the saw a periscopo 800 yards away, bu„ it was not seen from tho bridge.

The Ballarat's troops were practically all Victorian reinforcements for the 2nd and 4th Brigades. Colone. McVea, of the Victorian Scottish, says that the troops had dona boat and station drill until they had reduced the time required to 'lunch the boats to four minutes.

While embarking in the boats the men remained most cheerful. Ono of tho officers cheeril; told the company, "You may smoke on this parade, boys."- Many had cigarettes. Others carried' their battalion pets, including a. squirrel, dogst, pupnies, and parrots. When all were afloat in the boats "Australia Will Be There" waß sung- in unison by many boatloads.

Great cheers were given when the patrollers moved; away. The men had transhipped down rope ladders and ropes. The"only injury was that a .privato suatnincd a broken shoulder from flying metal when the torpedo struck. When the ship sank after midnight the only living things aboard were cats and puppies, which afterwards swam around the tug. An officer said: "Australia Should be proud of their soldierly bearing, which was without any blemish. It brought tears to the eyes to see the straight lines, and eager, cheery faces of the inen, with steady, busy officers. Nowhere was there'tho slightest sign of haste or panic." There were many coincidences. Three of the men were on board the Southland, which was sunk by a submarine in WIS. Fifteen had participated in the landing at Anzac Bay. The men were convinced that the Germans had set a trap for the Ballarat on Anzac Day, wishing to avenge the landing. Brigadier-General Anderson is arrangin" special issue of clothes and comforts. Hundreds of tho men have cabled to Australia that they are safe. Many added, "But broke; send money." An inquirv was being commenced concerning the last of two disciplinary cases of a particularly decorous voyage, when a smothered sound indicated that the steamer had been torpedoed. The adjutiani. ifca ton. of a clergyman ia Mali.

bourne), and. the assistant-adjutant,,firpng' ."■; Melbourne,, amooget? tta Jm#. rifc . ,' dieta to luavo ,tlic ; sto ' a tropo with, the; wnteatr ot TOewteJpi© ' room. _ r ; The eaptaini„an& tfjeft officer* lenutfnjgl;. to the last. The ehitf»mj]ita«w"ffHß™' - '',' were saved. j' A lieutenant relates that • < ( , playing tnp-up rath pennies *t thaffirar 7) warning rushedl to' the aide. Tto v/ thrower calmly examined the ooins,. * ; and exclaimed, "Here! Never the ship. I've got two heads." , ■»! "In his efarewell to the troop* hj« •''} said, 'Boys I You behaved like tru ' \y Australians, and I'm proud of ypjfc"' $ There were individual. Ufcjl' stances of bravery. An liis own initiative, climbed over flf-'r'jfl bows, which were forty feet in lie «lr t *«j nnd down a rope fastened to the rafti.'-;ffi Another descended a rope and tCMUatyf If a mascot squirrel from the water, * yn

FEEDING THE PIKES. The first boats were got-iawajr h{ 1 five minutes. In some instance! afajp ,| bers of the crew, including atokeifc K rushed the boats, which were rowed'. 1 away before they were filled. The engineer requested the stokerMa lew* '1 "the boats and return to the ftffip. " ■\'% When it waß decided to attempt *fcs ' reach port, Australian volunteer*' scended the, stokehold and fed tteJ|r#J| in black darkness, but the rising jwte&M compelled them"to withdraw. aged propeller caused the ship to <)falle,lS Within half an hour a rescuing.patrellefc A had appeared on the hajiton. '■fj One of the boats which, Were lomiubih from the Ballarat capsized ed the inmates. They srteedily>mnt«s.*,ij the craft and got in again. Anoth«SbMts.a stuck fast in the davita. The men ly kept in lino under their the tackle had been adjusted, tjto'ttffl!™ entered. An officer of the B»B«jsC'jj interviewed in London, praised the M*{, \i tralians for their bearing. He WM fW. I ''' prised with their quickness. Etwyiffiv-.f tige of casualness and easy going fni\'!'?* appeared during the crisis, and. wtt'W.'v. plaee,d by calm determinatiop, whlti rii£ : j[ vailed the best British sea traditions '." "■ ~ TT^'ij THE SUBMARINE MENACE. r '{g ELMER SPEpY'&INPNTMiN. A (Bye Thomas-M. Wilford In Wellinfttß ; ' Post). ' " "'/■■*, "Londoji, May 1 10. 'i\\\ Elmer Sperry has invented an totH '•'' submarine device which hw antMA>/*i' naval experts." "

The above cable message draws '<Jnftj''.'?jj attention to Elmer Sperry end Mi ww*". jj derful gyroscope compass, which bat 4 , '-''l already astonished the worW. ;... ..] It may be mterestrag :o your reifaC.-'$ to see what The Nary gay* of Shßfit'-.'fi Sperry's gyroscope. After flrft of all' ']| pointing put the importance of' • | a compass, and how a vessel Atymftf '| for its safety and efficiency on its Mm- ??\i' racy and reliability, and after that the Elmer Sperry gyroscope i«fi use in all the important navW ,taauj|j writer points out that this gyrowope y is unaffected by magnetism, jtHe Itwf '/J exactly on the meridian, and ' : 'l fled without swinging the ship, ft depends for its operations upon the speed ' fj of rotation of the earthy and fen* a djrec* '>] tivo force several hundred tunes that.of >i the magnetio compass. 'Since itJajjbV : £ catcs true geographical north' at MU : ' ! -i times," Bays the writer, "ap eorrecttomv 'rj for variation or deviation nave {p W',;ps used to find the true compaw oonrfte.' -'(* ■ In this war Elmer Sperryje juration .' ffl has been found invaluable. EXperfanenta Sp were recently made to ascertain to what [m extent the invention affected «tfl*ri»'''ii| and it was found that the vessel be held two degrees closer to her «tem,"'g Svitli one-third the amount of helm was possible with the magnetic. ''lWi/V : 1 the writer says, "adde 4 per cent, 'to) fl£ M vessel's speed, and when we W what the modern liner costs per h«tt in 9 wages, 1 fuel, stores, and overhead cb*ttßrf ; *J| the importance of such a Wrinjn&||| immediately apparent." • **"fS . Arthur Pollen says in one of Ms ri&ni f:M articles "that the theory of defe4iln|\Jg the submarine is understood, but tt&nS the material necessary for putting theory into effect takes time. Yefettmefc j|| of it is nearing completion, and mitigation, then the defeat of the sub- MS marine is expected. There is not the '|l| remotest prospect of it achieving. It*. fM purpose, which is to starve us bjfon'.jH the Western war reaches 'iW predeltiiH;, J9 ed end. '' ''Xjm It is strange how often I am aikeC'll the question what are our submarine* -jS doing? Surely all must realise submarine is of little use without' a r ,S target. We have no targets for our sub* II marines except in isolated cape*, rojt'jji when those targets are available, Ecr!>j''J|| ton, Holbrook and others Quickly ed the world that in spit£ of mine* and ' : nM other difficulties the British lubmarine *v|| officer was without a peer and—unlike ''»■ many German submarine officer»r-hu»\Jtflj mane. ~ A -H

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Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1917, Page 5

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ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1917, Page 5

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