ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

SPIES IN EVERY PORT. QLENART CASTLE'S DEPARTURE KNOWN. London, March 4. Commander Nicholls, speaking at Newport, said he was prepared to say that the submarine which sank the Glenart Castle knew when she left Newport. Bn demanded that aliens should not be allowed about the docks and declared that there were spies in every port on the Bristol channel, and that no vessel left unknown to the submarines. As examining officer for the Bristol Channel he knew what he was talking about. THE WOLF. BOW DID THE VESSEL GET THROUGH? Sydney Sun Correspondent. London, Feb. 26. The manner in which the German raider Wolf returned is much discussed in naval circles. The vessel was last heard of in November, since when she has been groping her way homeward. It is believed that she had arrived at Pola. The Manchester Guardian gays that the Wolf risked the dangers of the sentry at Gibraltar, and in the Adriatic, after a failure to penetrate the North Sea liftes. This la a high compliment to the North Bea patrols, the paper adds, but constitutes a charge against the Gibraltar and Adriatic patrols, and leaves room for inquiry. It is pointed out that the success of the Wolf proves that the German naval direction is unenterprising in view of the possibilities of bloekade-running, and it cannot compare with the general staffs efficiency. It also reminds us that our blockade 6f Germany is much tighter than any (ftvioug blockade in history. FURTHER CAPTURES. Received March 5, 11 p.m. • London, 5. .Lloyd's states that additional vessels to those cabled which the Wolf captured are the American sailer John Rirkby, the French /ship Mareschal Davout, and the Norwegian barque Storebror. LO6S OF NEW ZEALAND MAIL. ' Received -March 5, 7.45 pjn. London, March 4The Press Bureau states that mails from Australia and New Zealand, cona few letters and many newspaper and parcels, were aboard a ship that was torpedoed. The posting dates of the New Zealand letters were from Dedember 14 to 18, of the parcels from December 12 to 17.