London, Nov. 14.
News has been received in Portsmouth to the effect that Admiral Sie Henry Otiver, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic fleet, received on board H.M.S, Revenge a wireless message saying that the—ships searching forthe missing submarine 'MI had apparently located her 12 miles south by west of Star Point, but the depth at which she hi gunk was too great to permit diving, Tt was stated that there was still a faint hope of the crew: being alive ay it had been ascertained that -there was no collision, but the great size of the submarine makes. it practically impossible raise her: It is pointed out that; the MI is able to remain under water from 36 to 48 hours without ingering the lives of the crew, Providing the vessel is not holed, Later.
The Admiralty has issued a state ment to the effect that every effort is being made to locate the M1, but owing to the number of wrecks in the vicinity and the depth of water the neighbourhood, together with the absence of any indications such 43 oil er alr bubbles, considerable dimealty is anticipated before any Success is obtained. Hitherto the Admiralty have received no. intel-Aigence enabling them to credit the report that the submarine has been Alec Carrie, commander of the Mi, served on the China Station for two years on boned one of the L class submarines, Abotish the Submarine Later Mr, Percy Mackinnon,-Chairman, of Lloyd's, has issued an oppe all nations to ab "hich are responsi of war in time of profound peace."
The Admiralty announces that it Impossible that there are any survivors on the Mi.
'A memorial service has been arranged at the Portsmouth Dockyard Church on November 17.
Relp Being Rushed from Kiel Nov. 16.
According to the Berlin corres Pondent of the "Observer" the British destroyer Wolfhound is tushing to Plymouth with new diving equipment and _volunteer divers from Kiel Arsenal with a view to an attempt to salve the submarine Mi.
The equipment, which will enable divers to work at a depth of 500 feet, consists of a rigid aluminium diving suit resembling a suit of medieval armour. Attached out-aide the apparatus are several tanks which are filled with water in order to give the necessary weight to the diver. When the diver wants to these tanks are blown out by means of compressed oxygen stored tnslde and controlled by the diver, who is independent of air from above as he has oxygen sufficient for three hours. The diver always has' normal atmospheric pressure and does not suffer any' incon venience. He can be lowered or taised in two minutes, with three-quarters of an hour in the case of the ordinary diver who must be lowered and raised slowly dh order to enable the body to adapt} Meelt to the different pressures, he diver communicates with the
cable. sac telephonically through 1 steel The opinion is expressed that the new. apparatus will be very useful pearl Aehing..
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