ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

DEALING WITH SUBMARINES. INCREASED SINKINGS. 'London, May 8. Mr. MaeNamara, speaking at Bristol, said the sinking of enemy submarines had steadily increased, while the sinking of merchantmen had fallen steadily. The output of tonnage monthly was well ahead of last year. Mr. Havelock said more seamen were losing their lives than at any period of the war, although fewer ships were sunk. The explanation was that the Germans were carrying out the instructions to "leave no trace."—Reuter. GREATER PRODUCTION OF SHIPS. London, May 8. An Admiralty statement on new merchant ship construction shows that in tl\e first three months of this year 320,280 tons were completed in the United Kingdom yards, and 544,327 tons were launched in Allied and neutfal countries. The respective totals for the whole of 1917 were 1,1(33,474 and 1,774,312 tons. There were 111,533 tons completed and entered for service from United Kingdom yards last month, compared with 1C1.C74 tons in March and 58,508 tons in •January. A year's completed tonnage, to April 30, totalled 1,279,370 tons, showing a regular progressive increase since April 30 last year, when the total was 749,314 tons. All the foregoing figures are gross tons. It is pointed out tEat last month's output was achieved.notwithstanding a very large increase in repaired merchantmen, amounting to 40 per cent, alone since January.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.