ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

VIOLENT INDIGNATION , AROUSED. , - s VIGOROUS REPRISALS URGED. SEAMEN INCREASE BOYCOTT TO SIX YEARS. THE WILD BEAST MUST BE DESTROYED. Received July 3, 8.5 p.m. ■London, July 2. The Llandovery Castle outrage is causing a violent outburst of indignation', accompanied in some quarters by demands for most vigorous air reprisals on German towns and the wholesale internment of alien enemies. In response to the latter demand, Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, promised that an opportunity would be given for discussing Government control of aliens next week. Mr. Havelock Wilson (President of the (Seamen's Union), in an interview, said that, in consequence of the latest orime, the British seamen's boycott of Germany after the war would be extended to six years.

Mr. Bon.lr Law, addressing the International Parliamentary Conference, said: "We might have thought that there was nothing new in Germany's horrible war methods, but the sinking of the Llandovery Castle was contrary to the principles the enemy professed, and constituted another unspeakable outrage. All the evidence showed that the attempt to sink was in accordance with the famous telegram that ships must disappear without leaving a trace. But nothing would be gained by talking to a wild beast at large. There was no use in arguing or attempting to reason. We must destroy it. We must set our teeth until the end was achieved."—Press Association.

RISING TIDE AGAINST ENEMY. UNPARALLELED SINCE THE I/OSITANIA OUTRAGE. ROUND-UP IN IRELAND. Received July 3, 11.35 p.m. London, July 2. The rising tide against the Germans is unparalleled since the outbreak follow-. Ing the Lusitania, when mobs wrecked alien quarters. It is suggested that Sir George Cave's recall from the War Prisoners' Conference is in connection with far-reaching internment measures. A Goverment Committee of five members of the House of Commons is examining the subject, and will foe ready to report in a' few days. Several municipal and other councils have passed resolutions calling on the Government to strip honors from aliens horn in Germany and intern all. Meanwhile a round-up has begun in Belfast and North Ireland. Alien enemies are iorbidden to reside within the prohibited' areas or within ten miles of the coast. Six hundred members of the Liverpodl Sailors' Union passed a resolution denmnding that Mr. Havelock Wilson add a further five years to the boycott of Germany in consequence of the Llandovers' diabolical murders. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN'S MOTTO. "REMEMBER OUR TORPEDOED BROTHERS."

.. .. Received July 3, 8.40 p.m. Sydney, July 3. _ iseanien express the greatest indignation at Germany's outrages. They maintain that every enemy alien, naturalised or not, should be interned. The seamen's latest motto is: "Remembei our torpedoed brothers!"— Press Assoc. HUNS CHARGE VICTIM'S BOATS. London, July 2. Survivors of the Llandovery Castle believe the German submarine charged amidst the wreckage trying to sink the boats in order that no trace of the outrage might remain. They only missed the surviving boat on two occasions by two feet. The survivors say it was evident that the German commander's aim was to ram the boat and drown the lot. The wireless operator did everything to send the S.O.S. messages, but even the emergency dynamo was useless. The operator stuck to his post to the end and was drowned. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Association. NO TRACE OF FURTHER SURVIVORS Received July 3, 8.30 p.m. London, July 2. The Admiralty reports that the area between the spot where the Llandovery Castle sunk and the south-western coast of Ireland has been thoroughly searched by two groups of warships, in addition to the Tysander, but only a little wreckage and one empty boat was found. It is therefore assumed there are no more survivors.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

SUBMARINE WARFARE. ATTACKS ON U-BOATS. London, May 18. Attacks on German submarines increased tremendously during the past month. "We are at liberty,' says the Telegraph, "to mention at least one fact. During the first fifteen days of this month 126 separate attacks were mada upon U-boats and a large percentage of these attacks we're successful.- Quite a number of U-boats were definitely accounted for and terrorised. "The view U-boats' crews take of the new and vigorous British anti-submarino offensive may be gathered from the fact that a couple of Germans rescued froit a destroyed submarine said that eight heavy depth charge* were dropped about them. Our sinkings of U-boats are now improving every mouth'