SUBMARINE WARFARE.
BRITISH BI^O'OKAI>B 'MINISTER'S
VIEAVS
PIRATES' TOLL BELOW HUN
ANTICIPATIONS
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association
PARTS, April 8
The Petit Par Her» . r>u'blishec' an interview with Lord Robert Cecil, British Blockade Minister, who said: "It .cannot be denied that the losses of merchantmen are serious, but it is, no exaggeration to say. that they are considerably below what the Germans anticipated. Tt ought not to be forgotten that while we talk much about the victims of Teuton :piracy; we say nothing about the nirntps' losses." • The Admiralty. Lord Robert added, had authorised him to say that between February 21st and April Ist there had been 49 fights between British vessels and German pirates.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 5
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114SUBMARINE WARFARE. Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 5
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