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WEATHER · REPORT.

BIG U-BOAT'S, FATE- CREW'S TERRIBLE END.

LORD FRENCH'S WARNING, From information which-has resched a Viscount French's first important atter neatral correspondent from three distinctance as Viceroy was made in Belfast on sources. it is possible to reconstium the June with on the occasion of the Lord events connected with the destruction of Mayor's luncheon. Much comment; Lord; anding ab 10 a.m. to-day, 0,04 inch. Total

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.HONGKONG TIDE TABLE

From 23nd to 28th August, 1915...

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kong

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August Sist, så 12.10-No returns from Japan and ocatinental stations Borth of Foochow Pressure has lacrossed slightly at all stations reporting; it remains lowst over Tongking.

Hongkong rainfall for the 14 hours, a U-boat-one of the largest and most French said, has been made in Parliament since January 116, 74.18 Inober, against an recent type of German submarines which and elsewhere on the last proclamation average of 61 90 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours anding at noon was one of the last vessels to leave Zee from Dublin Castle. May. I briefly ex

to-day is as follows:- brugge before that harbour was bottled plain what that proclamation was meant

DISTRICT up by Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes to courey 7 I intended to remind my forces on April 24th last. The story of countrymen that it was the duty of the end of this particular", vessel, which Ireland to take her share in the necessary Hongkong to Gap Kock sunk after striking a mine, is one of the demands which were being made upon the most grim narratives yet told in con-manhood of the United Kingdont owing nection with the war. Out of a crew to the immense additional burden thrown forty odd only two survived on reaching upon the Allies through the events in the surface. after a terrible struggle with Russia The opportunity for doing so is death for about an hour and a half 20 represented by the voluntary recruiting campaign which is now being carried on, fnthous below the surface, whence the I can assure you we are doing our best (-boat had foundazad, Kiter encountering to prosecute that campaign in the best the mine. A number of thelergy co-Beinst, and through you to all Irish, way and earnestly appeal to you in mitted suicide in the submarine, having toen, to help in this great work I appeal lost all hope of any chance of letting abe, especially to the beads of all the churchya bont alive."

fm Ireland, whose power and influence is The was commanded by one of the of the greatest value. I wish to remind most expert men of the German submarine them of the assistance they rendered at service, who had received decorations for the commencement of the war- help the operations he had carried out since thut, as Commander-in-Chief in the field the

The vessel had at that time, I felt deeply grateful for beginning of the war. been recently refitted, and was complete and I would ask them to remember that with the Intest appliances. The engiaper if such help was then required it is far officer was also a highly skilled mina. Biore accessary at the moment when wo thoroughly conversant with the vessel. have arrived at the most critical period While for some time past it has been im- of the campaign. The proclamation was Tours 22 possible to obtain volunteers for the lower intended to enlighten Irishmen on other fatings on German submarines-men now points upon which they were much misled | M being drafted rapidly and automatically wished it to be clearly understood that from surface craft into the submersible the farming and industrial interests in Batur, craft service-there is no lack of young | Igeland would not be interfered with, and officers who are anxious to exchange the that we were determined to maintain, the 8 dull life on a German, battleship, conse- prosperous condition of the country, and quent upon these craft seldom taking sea should look chicily for the help we wanted Mon exercise. let alone giving battle for the to those classes of the population who were More exciting experiences of hunting not engaged in productive work. Finally, Tuss. | 37 m Allied and neutral mercantile shipping, & most erroneous idea was diligently combined with the necessity for Continual spread about that all able-bodied men up Wed: 18 m ly being on the qui dier to escape the to the age of 30 were to be taken, but that attention of the airclt, surface craft, fallacy was also completely dissipated and submarines of the Entente navies. As by the terms of the proclamation. was stated recently by a neutral corres. I do not wish to suil under false colours pondent, and corroborated by escaped or create false impressions. prisoners From Germany, the submarine take it direct from me that when that service has ne attractions for the ordine proclamation was framed there was ary seamen of the Imperial nays.. The thought of abandoning the possibility of had not proceeded far from Zee conscription in Ireland, nor was any such brugge when there was a heavy external idea intended to be conveyed. (Cheers.) explosion due to a collision with a mine. If the military requirements as laid down which shook the vessel from end to end in the proclamation to be taken from the and threw the more delicate machinery Irish population are not satisfied by complete out of gear. The electric voluntary effort the Government. must switches were put out of position, and deal with the situation thus created as portions of the vessel were

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by the Do not let there be any misunderstanding stern to the sea floor. Succeeding in re about this, The number referred to in establishing the light, the engineer officer the proclamation is that to be found by tried to put the boat or to an even keel voluntary effort, and the 30,000 men and and being unable to bring this about by the moderate subsequent monthly require means of the engines, at dered the crewments can easily be obtained, and will be to make a combined rush forward, which obtained, if the recruiting campaign, had the effect of putting the boat into a not wrecked by hostile action or by sullen horizontal position, and also prevented apathy, and those who would save the her from turning turtle, as the hat country from an event that all would threatened to do...

deplore can help to this ead by assisting recruiting. That number was laid down FIRST INAUGH OF WATER.“

the proclamation which appeared under No sooner had this been done than water my name as the number of men which which had been forced apart by the explo- tion, and, speaking personally, you may sion. An attempt was made to blow the be quite sure I shall stand by what i tanks, but this was unsuccessful, and the have said. If compulsion has to be re- vessel failed to answer any endeavours on sorted to the conditions become changed, the part of the officers and crew to bring it and the number will, of course, be regulat. to the surface. The inrash of water ined by the population, as is the rule in creased, in spite of all attempts made to other parts of the Empire. I should i stop the leaks, and the position, fast be-requite your kindness and hospitality if came more terrible. The only chance of attempted to strike a jarring note* in escaping alive was to force open the con this assembly, but I must say plainly and ning-tower and foard batches, and trust emphatically that the Government of to the compression of air in one part of Ireland will carry out its duty in this the vessel to force each mac, torpedo-like, respect undischingly, without fear or clear to the surface. Men had escaped favour, and in face of whatever opposi this way before, but experienced sub- tion-whether of criticism or actual force marine commanders-in particular: Commay be most unfortunately and uoad- mander E. L. Goodhart, of the British visedly attempted. Once more, even at Navy, whose gallant but unsuccessful at the eleventh hour, let me make an earnest tempt to reach the surface in order to appeal to the ending spirits, Churchmen bring aid to his comrades similarly in and laymen, in Ireland. to ase their prisoned in a steel toh, was recently powerful influence in bringing home to recognised by his Majesty the King the minds of our compatriots that the making it posthumous awart of the Alber Empire is in the midst of a tremendous Medal bad failed. "The chances against crisis in its history, end urge on one success now were even more remote, for and all, but especially the clergy, whoe water was continualy rushing into the power is so greât, to lead and direct the G-boat; and at a depth of over tweaty thoughts of all away from domestic and fathoms the pressure on the hull was very local controversies towards what ought great-about solb to the square inch. The to be the one dominant idea in every Irish men were forced by the oncoming-water heart at this moment-the attainment of to remain forward. The commander and a decisive victory which shall meu a the engineer officer took their places in satisfactory peace. the conning-tower. An endeavour was The speech was received with enthusias- made to open one of the torpedo hatches, tic approval. but the outside pressure proved too great. The doors remained immovable. Laside the submarine, ns. the precious, wingtes passed, the water mounted higher, and in forcing the aperture of one of the tor- higher, creeping slowly, over the men's pede chambers, and, as the mass of water feet, and then mounting their legs. The increased, the air pressure at last became nerves of all were strongly tried--the sufficient to enable them to force open the batebes still would not more. A fresh forward hatches and the conning-tower source of danger now arose for the sea hatch,. As a rule the crews of German water pentrated the voice tubes in the submarines are provided with "Tauchret control-room, and mixing with the chemi ter," or life saving waistcoats of a special cals in the accumulators, set up a poison; design, fitted with a supply of oxygen, ous gas, so that the imprisoned men were which men are able to inhale through a Laced with drowning and also suffocation mouth-piece. Such a device might prob by chemical fumes. Urged on by

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in the gradually contracting space in the still alive escaped through the hatch, only forward part of the vessel more and more to go through another terrible ordeal. nearly to the pressure outside.

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So frightful had the conditions become so great that the great majority of the that some of the dien were apparently be Germans could not keep their mouths ginning to lose their reason. Their cries closed. The rush of escaping air shot urging on the men at the batch were ter. them like human torpedoes" to the sur- rible. The doors remained immovable, face, and scarcely had they reached the though bald dun by the hand of an sea level when they were killed by the inexorable fato. At last the situation sudden release from the air pressure of became too mach for some of the men who nearly four atmospheres to which they had clambered above the rising water. had been subjected. Some twenty of them The two survivors Denser and more dense became the air sank like stones. Buddenly some of them could hold out no described the cries of the men as the most longer, and, staffing their ears, nostrils, horrible noise they had ever heard. A HATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY ad mouths with cotton wool, threw them, British trawler which was passing the epot For Demand Drafts on London on the day selves headlong into the water to die. One tion of the survivors showed that their at once hastened to sate life. The condi

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pressure on the lungs, which had caused! (Continued at foot of next Column.)

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