ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

THE KAISER'S HOPES. "SUBMARINES ANSWERING ALL EXPECTATIONS." Times Setvie*. Received. Nov. Kl, S fiiti. London, Nov. 15. Tlio Lokal Anzeiger states that (luring lii visit to the Adriatic the Kaiser, addressing uibmarine crews, said ihe submarines were answering ail expectations, lie was firmly convinced they would not rest before the enemy was vanquished. Resides human fore?*, God's help ivas needed. The Kai.-er invoked Cod's j blessing on the submarine.?. I

SUBMARINE MENACE MET.

BUT OREAT SHORTAGE OP SHIPS. London, Nov. 15. Mr. Archibald Kurd, commenting on the record for the week against the submarine, points out that the faith reposed in the courage and skill of the 'navy lias been justified, but Britain has lost tonnago amounting to %\ million tons, after counting new construction, and our motto must be ''Economise!''

FRENCH IXISSES VERY LIGHT.

London, Nov. 15. The French Admiralty reports as follows on the losses from submarines during the past two weeks:

This Last week week Arrivals 883 925 Sailings 83!) 359 .Sunk over 1600 tons 2 1 Sunk under 1000 tons 0 1 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 4 0 COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. • London, Nov. 15. A 3teamer, without lights under Admiralty orders, collided with another in the Channel on Sunday and was sunk, fourteen being drowned. An unknown steadier, though asked to stand by, steamed 0/)'.