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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1917.

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ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO

PRISONER'S LIFE ON A

"U" BOAT.

BY A CAPTURED OFFICER.

(Continued from yesterday.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, they were probably on the ustal lines

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event so far an minor work is concerned. Aà the torpedo cut be discharged from the surface as well as when submerged, the

· precüntion of having every light on the ship extinguished is a necesary one. is remarkable how few collisions at sea have taken place during the war,, even though the ships are cunning without. Any. navigation lights and during fog, no I saw little or nothing, of the agrial whistle is sounded. The periscope heig manipulations during submersion bat in these days" familise object is believed that one of the hater U-brats known to all such brats and about which have another device in the shape f et Subanervigulis indicated by a hand he finest by the observer on the Burning around on a disk as on the face marine, enabling him to look around [of a clock, the chief cam being not to sink, surface of the water,

Ordinary navigation on the U-boat in too deep. I gathered this "bout would easily be nut of sight in less than ten

done on usual lines, ... sextzat and seconds, and steun ti nuts at tops and bearings from landmarks by Below, the warrfaces kupts af, feet, and day and nervation by star and of light was tested to sink to 200 feet, below hes by night, but the reckoning of which depth there was danger of the sides distanges by dent reckoning, that is, an of the beat being deives in fron pressure the hog hus to be dispensed with. The there it deviation due to uisgnetic of the water. At 50 foot liefde the war.

Compass user is a gyroscopié one,

inthenee, and the courses are all theretre

there is no particular.secret. Every foot mall hatch opening upward which can Hazardous Godawand/or extra

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setuente vibration to he felt at so fest practically none at all, and the

m ship was

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stillness becnie promotorasis,

During the torpedoed, but they preter shelling for oning's sake, although they and plenty of shells award and did noż sting ther in attacking our sailing shi tauring the turpedoing process f was surprised how little comes w felt below-in fact, beyond a light bumping sensation I might not have known it at all.'

"

Oi torpedoes'bu heard there were eight "large" and reghs small," us they called then which when discharged liberate sheir own propeller, and shoot along some ten feet below, the surface at a rate of up to forty knots an four, censional

breaking, surface,"

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and all the 25th August, 1917 will be subject to rent

There were no signs of any soundinge being taken while submergi, but of use they were frequently taken forni While on the surtare, if the sea was at the surface while approaching anıt, all rough, the rolled considerably and (the albed, in dilskins, were lashed to the nearest staarhion, to prevent, being washed overboard. On the for ard deck either side of the how was a small aneker about its same size as usel on a 500 ton ship.

The personnel 'f the U-boat consisted of a commander and three others,

der engineer and thres of several petty divers and ordinary crew. department had its own section to look ali of whom were young men,

Each

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higher mal throwing jetsinf spray in thein afterga full hig was kept of all that went W. Birch 3ntsen.

cons and then submerging again.

It appears that di per egit, as more than half of the torpedoes Brod miss their burk, wel with this average the seem satisfied. Une they let go at a ship two

J. D.

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children which means that at this range the track quired steady bend nad hands and Mr F: M. Crawford Mr and Mr T. REAL or wake" of a projectile would in dis-observation which called for considerable Mr J. Crosby

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skip to 20t our of the way. At 100 yards range or "less they do not dare to fire unless pellel to as the torpedo is marine is tying ahead of the object, ie, to hit the ship coming up wit; it follows that a gun forward is incre useful than one uft, the gun aft wing of real service;

vastly improved that it was hard to realize Mr W. A. Dowley Ben

so much adsance had been uxide in sy

Mr W

T. Watts Mrs

at a time; and if it be true that Mr CW Falk Me 0. V. Read Mr E. H. Ray practice makes perfection, there is no Mr K. M. Fetterly Capt. Reps. knowing what farther developments are MeJ. F. Plockart Mr H. M

Mr J. F. Gale in store for thid olay of war craft.

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shall will da for efinire from alt the shin undoubtedly, obtained by the sohaurine Mr. Chathours! C.F Templeton ?

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M. &. Bquare rather than in forward of her, where

in its true spainst the merchantanen M, FL.

Mr H. A. Stringer Gray She wenld be in danger of being run over ant rammed.

snd a grant nuway, seem to think it ought Capt. T. Hall Mr PG. Thompson to-be an assy matter to round up the Us Mr and Mrs W. A. Capt. GG. Trask

MEJ.S. Hamilton Mr. A. I. Todt torpedors it had been planned in direly erronens, and my experience Mr G. Harper Owing to the big expetise of wasted and destroy them quickly. This lea in Hannibal

Mr and Mrs J. G.

Ward special larger U-boats, two-dockers curly, the ids are all in favour of the

convinced me that in open waters, at Mr & Mrs Hidden Mr G. G. Wood ing larger gas for shelling purpoirs hence the sooner all relantien are well are the better for them.

underwater incline.

Quite likely is a naval engagement the submarino-bielanned-want infective. and is inshore waters una be checked by torpedo-boats and armed patrols. -But

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we were fired at at long runge and quickly to drawn up 30 miles from shore alt the Mr A. David Mr.T. L. Perkins

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The periscope is about seven inches in diameter and moves up and down like u

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neognize they are a difficult target to smiles, come up slyly to the surface, where Mr and Mrs Dubois Mrs Ch Ricou

Choat has to do is to rabve out to 100 Bir W. Rees Davies Comdr. Reed at, let alone hit, av I, too, knew it is very difficult to detect it, and wait Mr&Mrs W. DuinkerMr and Mrs. W. E.

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scout from a short height above the possible the speed of the object ship, the the surface and drop, bombe on it; the -water it can detect a submarine under size and general lines being considered," and deductions drawn. Next, the disubmarine in turn cannot torpedo it, nor tance away of the approaching ship has can it shell it, as anti-aircraft guns on to be voted.

them have not been attempted RING EDWARD HOTEL

Just way. I fail to sea why a big mer Mrs R. Almond My C. D. Kincard ship the nearer, cnc standing on deck is to the water the there limited will the offense. Dozers of ships, have loads of MFG. Bennerman Mr AE. Makin

own airplane on deck for acouting and Miss Anderson Mrs Láddall horizon be, and likewise the higher from

Me J. H. Anstin Mrs Lishmen room on deck for one; the tying off and Mr Bansicom Regular. Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STRATIS 2 BEIRA,

the water, as in the crow's nest," the alighting on beard present to great. Mr. J. Boughton Mr J. McArthur bigger the horizon Standing on deck,-

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| automatically becomes its own storehoun Mrs W. Meg W. C. Prema Harne rule practically applies in periscope and cargo which can represent at any Mr M E con Mrs C. Eivindade

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family

and children Mr. W. Smith

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Jackson Mr J.-W. Jones Mr & Mrs Ver

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work, which, as it can extend seventeen time £3,000,000 fest in the air, will give a three-mile

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r and Mrs G. E horizon vision. Therefore, according as

Mr.J "Daviy yum 15 the position ou the horison rays, so they can be turned out. This is Me and Mrs Hammes Mr. M. Sleigh

needed at the battlefronts as quickly 3 Mr and Mrs Gregory Mr J. Sim

and will the distance away of the object ship excase. The protection of skápa bringing be gauged

The course, speed, and distazes offund indeed; the army on the battle rom food to an island is of vital importance bring calculated, the U has then to depends for its very existence on this mauravrs to get into position for fring, supply being kept up. taking care to avoid the actual track of How long will it be, before the powers the approaching ship azt to get nearly that be wake up to this fact 2

broadside on to her. Hence there is nothing that worries them and upsets their calculations more than when the ship slters her cura frequently this man euvre being called zigzagging and which accounts largely for the high percentage of misses registered. The more often the f alteration of course takes place, the bigger and more uneven the zigzag, the better for the ship.

Daylight is most kaffebo for torpedo fring, but there is nothing burge

prevent ita“ being nectrale enough during moonlight simply resiful,

Before concluding, I mum refer to cruisende by. U boats across

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are called marvelicanstounding,

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