One such occasion there was only one sweeper—a small trawler—available for this duty, and the impres-five sight was witnessed of a convoy fof about sixty ships following the Tittle vessel in line ahead.
'Arduous, exacting, and straining to nerves though this' service 4s, there ig never any Jack of recruits. Neither is the work of these men' unappreelated. "The trust reposed in them by convoy captains shows the first, and the fact that no major British' port has been closed for longer than 24 hours shows the success with which their efforts meet.
"The effect of enemy mirclaying on ports subjected {0 this form of attack, was described yesterday by an officer, who was intimately concerned with the sweeping service, as having the same effect as "a certain amount of fog each day."—Reuter.
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