ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15869, 7 April 1917, Page 10

ON THE SEAS.

ANOTHER AMERICAN SHIP SUNK. r TORPEDOED IN MEDITERRANEAN. I ' ' (By Cabla—Prw* Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cabl« Amociation.) (Received Anril 6th, 5.55 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 5. Advices have been received that tho , American steamer Missourian was tor- ■ pedoed withoutwarningin the Mediterranean. There were 32 Americans on hoard, and all were saved. BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP SUNK. SUBMARINE SHELLS BOATS. ■ (H®uter'« T«l«grsms.) . (Received .ifpVil 6tH, 5.5 p.m.) YMUIDEN, April 5. A.German submarine torpedoed without warning, twelve milej off Sheveningon, the BelgiJlf relief steamer Trevieo from Now York to' Rotterdam with a cargo of- grain. > Twenty-four of the crew, were brought to Ymuiden. Eight were wounded owing to the submarine shelling the boats. WAR ON THE RED GROSS. - SIX HOSPITAL SHIPS SUNK DURING. THE WAR. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received April 6th, 5.5 p.m.) \» LONDON, April 5. In tlie House of Commons, Mr J. T. Macnamara, Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that six hospital ships had been mined or torpedoed by the Qennaxis during the .war- period;. Their 247 deaths and 73. ' "THE SUBMARINE TOLL. ■ i WEEK'S SHIPPING RECORD. (Australian and If.Z. Cabla Association.) (B«utex'a Telegrams.) _ ' (Received April 6th, 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 4. " Arrivals during the week numbered 2281, and sailings 2399. The enemy sbnk eighteen vessels of over 1600 tons, and thirteen under-1600 tons. Seventeen Were unsuccessfully attaoked. Sis fishing'boats wese'jsunk. : ;Tho Admiralty, announces that an old type .of mina-sweeper was mined and sHink. . Twenty-four of the crew are _ . missing. ;

ITALIAN SHIPPING. SIX SMALL BOATS SUNK. (Received April 6th. 10.4-5 LONDON. 5. An Italian naval communique states: During the week ending April Ist {32 merchantmen arrived and 458 left Italy. Six Italian sailing ships wcro sunk, of which fire wcro under 100 tons. THE ALNWICK CASTLE. MORE SURVIVORS LAND. (Reut-ei'B Telegrams.) (Received April 6tli. G p.m.) LONDON, April 4. Another boat from the Alnwick Castle has been picked up. The survivors, numbering nineteen, including the captain. liavo landed at New York. Altogether 116 have been saved, 1 o died, and 25 aro missing. MARINE INSURANCES. INCREASED AVAR RATES. • (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, April 5. The Underwriter' Association has issued new war rates as follows: — Between New Zealand and Commonwealth ports, north of Cook town, including Port Moresby and Samarai, and north of Fremantle, steamers' rates arc increased from 10 to 60 per cent., sailing vessels from 20 to GO per cent. Between New Zealand and all other Commonwealth ports, the increase is from 5 to 10 per cent. NORWAY'S LOSSES. COPENHAGEN, April 4. One hundred and fifty-five Norwegian ships, aggregating 243,000 tons and C'J lives have been lost this year. NORWEGIAN LOSSES. (Reutir's Telegrams.) (Received April 7th, 1.45 a.m.) CHRISTIANIA, April 6. Fortv-ono Norwegian vessels were torpedoed during February. Fourteen seamen were killed, and 22 aro missing. Sixty-four ships wcro torpedoed in March, 446 seamen were killed, and 100 arc missing.