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STORY FROM THE SEA.

FISHERMEN AND THE SUBMARINES,

SIR BRILBY ALSTON,

GOES TO LOADIN 80ON.

- TO DISCUSS ORIENTAL *PROBLEMS.

The fishermen who made so many plucky fighs agairt submarines never forgot that these actions were in- to China, will leave within a month Sir Bellby Alston, British Minister cidental, and that their business in for London, where he will report to great waters was first of all to fish his foreign office and enjoy a short and to look well after their tackle, leave of absence. Lady Alston will that essential contributory to the food remain in Peking. supply of the ralian Submarine at tacks became, in fact, so common an son to the Foreign Office in London Sir Beilby has not reported in per- event that it was considered worth since 1915.. previous to his commis-. while to take measures in advance for sion in Siberis. Before his departure salving gear. temporarily abandoned from Tokyo, the Foreign Office in in moments of danger. Proot of this timated to him that he should return spirit was given by the skipper and home on short leare either before crew of the armed mour trawler "Take taking up, his present Peking post or Care, during an encounter with a sub-shortly after taking up this post. He LET-Part of ground floor of Et marine in Start Bay ou the evening chose the latter course, and now that George Building with TWO of December 19, 3917. "Take Care" tre has sertled in tis, post in Peking LARGE SHOW WINDOWS facing. Ice House Street. Apply Sarvar Tahad her trawl down when the sub and has cbtained a grasp upon the 1 & Co.

marine was sighted, and, in view of situation in China he is proceeding. emergencies, the skipper had already to London. It has not been deter- attached a buoy and a light to the mined who shall be in charge of the warp-

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As soon as he had satisfied himsell of the presence of an enemy sub-led in the Minister's visit, and is specu- The Chinese press is much interest- marine, the skipper or away his gear.lating upon the matters upon which be hoisted the White Ensign, and signal is expected to council with the London led "Submarine in sight.” There- Foreign Office, paticularly the ques- upon he brought up a supply of amnion of the renewal of the Japanese- monition, prepared the rockets, and British Alliance. This, however, is gave the helmsian orders to edge only one of the questions which the towards the submarine, while he pre-British Minister will discuss with his tended to continue trawling. "Take home office. Sir Beilby having been Care" opened fire at about 2,000 in the service of his government in yards. Her first shot tell short. The Japan. Siberia and China is especially submarine replied, but luckily missed. fired to give advice to his home The trawler's gunner took his time office on this question. It will be over his second shot, and the shell was impossible for him to reach home. seen to pass along the submarine's however, before the dare by which deck, raising a cloud of black, smoke.

one of the contracting parties is to The damage done cd not be ascer give notice if it wishes the alliance tained; but the submarine made of at terminated-July 13. full speed. witroot sitmerging and without firing another shot. The "Take

Care" gave chase, but she was soon handed to give chase to the enemy. out-distanced, and then went back to and thus endeavour to press the action look for her gear, picked it up, went to an issue. Bat afterwards, without on fishing, and next morning landed excitement or fuss," the trawler's crew a catch worth £50. The skipper's returned to their job. There was good report said that the rockets, which gear to be picked up, and good fish to should have been sent up as soon as be caught. The lide encounter was the submarine had been sighted, could a mere incident, disappointing in its nor be fired till after the action, result, but, the luck of combats being 'owing entirely to the vessel's being out, the best thing to do was to get so short-handed." It is possible that back to the main business of life-the if the rockets had been set up before carching of fish, and the increase of the action, a patrol might have been the nation's food supply, on the spot to follow the submarine. Here is a noteworthy point. The motor boat, which was so short-handed that she could not spare a man to send up signal rockes, was pot too short

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