ON THE SEA.
ANTI-SUBMARINE MEASURES. FIGURES WOULD ASTONISH Tffi, WORLD. ,/
Received June 2, 5.5 p.m
Rome, May 31. An Italian naval officer states that owing to the success of anti-submarine measures, no Austrian submarines are now encountered. If the Entente pub-, lished the number of enemy submarines destroyed the figures would astound the world, especially the Germans, who have been persistently deceived. The British minefields in the North Sea have accounted for many; submarines.—Press, Association. AMERICAN TRANSPORT-SUNK. A DESTROYER BUILX'IN 16 DAYS. Received June L, 5.5 p.m. Washington,' May 3L The Navy Department has announced that the American transport President Lincoln, homeward bound, was torpedoed and sunk. The vessel sunk an hour after being torpedoed at a Pacific port. A destroyer i# to be launched on Saturday, 16 days 10 hours after the keel was laid.—-"Press Assoc. • "WAR ON PUSHING BOATS. Received June 2, 11.50 p.m. London, June 1. A German submarine sank nine Irish fishing iboats.—(Press Assoc. The light of to-day is the Wizard "Light. It is ridiculously cheap, efficient and safe. This claim is a big one, but can be supported by the facts of experience. H. H. Blake, agent, Elthain
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1918, Page 5
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193ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1918, Page 5
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