16 JUNE 1917, Page 2

The weekly return of lows from U'-boats issued on Wednesday

night was a good deal less satisfactory than those of the preceding four weeks. Twenty-one vessels of over 1,600 tons were sunk, and nine of undez 1,600':ions. Buti.-thh'i total of-thirty atil(Atompares favourably with: the two bad weeks when the _totals were fifty-six and fifty-one.