11 JANUARY 1919, Page 2

It is now known that Germany lost 202 ' "boats

during the war, besides fourteen which were destroyed by the enemy In Flanders and the Adriatic, and seven which were interned in neutral ports. The enemy has surrendered 122 U '-boats to us, and there are 58 more to come ; 170 submariner', which are under construction, will be given up when they are finished. The numbers of the German submarine fleet were greatly over- estimated, it seems, by irresponsible people, who hardly realised how many merchantmen might be sunk by a single ' U '-boat under a capable commander.