ON THE SEA

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1917, Page 4

ON THE SEA

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.- * 'THE WEEK'S LOSSES. "Received Oct. H, 10.,ia p.m. T-iOndosH, Oct, 11. The British Admiralty report on th# submarine campaign during the week ended October 7 gives tho following JJg» ures, those in last week's report beine also given: - • This laiti VRk 2510 IS Sailings 0,333 2742 .Sunk over 1600 tons 14 ■ jjj Sunk under lljOO tons .... 22 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 3 lfl The following table shows the total losses for the 32 weeks since the regular report was first issued: •• Over Under Unsuc--1600 1000 Total oessful

NEW TONNAGE LAUNCHED. EQUALS THAT LOST.

Eeecived Oct. 11, 10.55 p.ta.

l „ London, Oct. 11. New tonnage was launched in, the British yards last week exceeding the total tonnage destroyed by tho enemy is tl»8 same week.

It is authoritatively stated in sjiip< ping circles that shipbuilding iB proceed" ing at a greater rate than is generally admitted. , ' ■:«

SIR THOMAS MACKENZIE ABROAD.

SEES OUR BATTLESHIP AND IKQUIRES INTO MARKETS. BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR OCR PRODUCE. deceived Oct. 11, 5,5 p.m. London, Oct. 10. Sir Thomas Mackenzie visited thd warship New Zealand. The captain, recently appointed to the command, declared that in all his thirty-two years' experience in the navy lie cotld honestly say ho had never been aboard a ship imbued with so high a spirit of discipline and duty. Sir Thomas Mackenzie visited the principal English and Scottish industrial centres and collected valuable data in connection with after the war trade. The prospects for dairy prodyce, he reports, aro bright. It is expected there will bo a great scarcity for some time after the war, and produce of a reasonable quality, especially butter, will find a ready njftrkct, in view of the depletion of' herds. Sir Thomas 'Mackenzie considers it necessary that the Dominion should ■utilise every opportunity to secure the markets no\v, and then the Dominion would be better able to retaih the markets when competition from outsidq countries was re-established.

Week ending— tons tons sunk attacks Feb. 21 10 G 22 ia 'March 4 .... 15 « .23 16 March 11 ... 12 4 10 12 March 18 ... 18 8 2Q 20 March 25 ... 20 1 27 18 April 1 17 14 31 20 April 8 17 2 10 April 15 19 0 28 >3 April 22 .... 41 15 50 29 April 29 38 12 50 2G May 6 If) 22 41 30 May 13 ..... 17 5 22 2? • ft Mfiy 20 ..... 19 9 13 Mayo? 18 2 20 22 Juiie 3 .. ..... 10 3 18 15 .Time 10 .... 24 8 32 2ft 20 June 17 .... 24. 5 ST Juno 24 "21 0. 27 19 July 1 ...... 15 5 20 13 July 8 ...... 13 3 m 18 July 15 ..... 14 4 18 1 12 July 22 ..... 21 3 24 1 15 July "29 IS ' 3 21 * August 5 .. 21 2 23 13 August 12 .. 14 0 in 13 August 19 .. 15 3 18 12 ; e August 28 .. 16 6 23 Sept. 2 20 • 3 23 - 1 e Sept. 9 ..... 12 0 18 12 Sept. 18 .... 8 20 28 ti Sept. 23 ...., 13 2 15 10 Sept. 30 .... 11 2 13 0 Oct. 7\... , ,'14 2 10 3 698 212 810 off