ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16143, 22 February 1918, Page 8

ON THE SEAS.

FRENCH TRANSPORT : ; SUNK. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. (Br Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) (United Servicc.j (Received February 22nd. 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, February 21. A French transport was torpedoed in the Mediterranean and 110 lives lost. GERMAN GUAHDSHIP LOST. (By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) • Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) COPENHAGEN, February 20. A German guardship was mined off Langeland, in the Baltic. The crew, numbering 20, was lost. REPLY TO CRITICISMS. (Reuter'a Telegrams.) (Received February 22nd, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, Februapr 21. In the House of Commons, in reply ' io a question, Dr. T. J. MacNamara (Under-Secretary to the Admiralty) said that it was not desirable to givo information concerning the recent German raid in tho Channtel. The contention ; that Gorman raiders and submarines could operate successfully in the Chanjipl and tho Straits-of Dover was entirely unjustified by the facts. No matter how completely we controlled the sea, -we could not always prevent such attacks on a dark night. The Admiralty had every reason to be satisfied ' -with the results achieved in recent ■ weeks. i THE WEEK'S DEPREDATIONS. , (Australian »nd 2J".Z. table Association.) (Reuter'a Telegrams.) ] LONDON, February 21. The British Admiralty report on the ; submarine campaign during the week ' .ended February 16th gives the follow(r ing figures, those in last week's rc- ( . being given in parentheses:— Arrivals ... ••• 2322 (4201) , I Sailings ... ... 2393 (2284) ijl Sinkings— fj Over 1600 tons ... 12 (13) | Under 1600 tons 3 (6) ijl Unsuccessfully at- 1 9 tacked ... ... 8 (11) . S The following; table shows tho weekly , Baverages for tho past ten months of HBritish shipping destroyed and attacked Igbut not actually sunk. The figures in indicato the number _ of Mweeks included in each monthly period. ffiFor the current month the actual "ftfigurcs for the week ending on tho date Vindicated are given: —

' 'j Sunk Sunk Unouc- £ over 1600 under 1600 oeeaful I '?'■ tons. toes. attacks, i if March (4) ••• 16.25 7 14.50 • ,j April (5) .. 26.6 10.4 21.20 ii Mav (4) .. 18.7a 9.o 20.2o if June (5) ... 20.2 5.8_ 21.00 ;! July (4) •.. 17. 3.25 13.75 'll August (5) .. 17.G 3.2 9.80 ' ;|l September (4) 10.5 7.5 11.00 ; October (5) .. 12.8 4.4 4.20 j November (4) 10.25 5.00 6.00 II December (4) 14.28 3.50 10.50 1 January (5) .. 9-8 3.6 8.6 February 9 .. 13 6 11 I February 16 .. 12 3 B