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The enemy submarines were less successful last week. Twenty British

vessels over 1,600 tons were sunk by mine or torpedo, as compared with twenty-five and twenty-four in the two preceding weeks. Six smaller vessels were sunk, as against five and ten in the preceding weeks. Fifteen vessels beat off submarine attacks ; as thirty-four vessels were vainly attacked the week before, the enemy must either have been less active or was kept away from the shipping routes by more vigorous patrolling. The number of ships entering and clearing from British porta varies slightly from week to week : last week the number was 5,799, so that the German boasts over our deserted ports sound hollow.

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