ON THE SEAS,

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16149, 1 March 1918, Page 7

ON THE SEAS,

HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.

TORPEDOED IX BRISTOL CHANNEL. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) '.Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) ißcutcr's Telegrams.) LONDON, February 27. Tho Admiralty reports : — Tho hospital ship Glenart Castle (a Union-Castle lincr'of 0324 tons), outward bound, with all lights burning, was sunk in tlic- Bristol Channel at -1 o'clock yesterday morning. "There weie ni. patients aboard. "An American destroyer landed tho survivors, but eight boats arc still adrift." HEAVY DEATH ROLL FEARED.' (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) LONDON, February 27. It is believed tli.it the death roll from the sinking of tho Glenart Castle exceeds 200. 104 PERSONS .MISSING. (Keuter's Telegrams.) (Received February 2§th, 7 p.m.) LONDON, February 27. The Glenart Castle had 200 persons aboard, including seven nurses, Most ol" them were asleep when the ship was torpedoed. She sank in seven minutes. TJie boats were launched with difficulty. One boat with 23 survivors drifted for seven hours before it was picked up. The -fate of the skipper and the nurses is unknown. Many rushed to tho boats only to find many of them shapeless masses of timber. So far only two boats have boon saved and 1(34 persons are missing. THE SUBMARINE MENACE. THE WEEK'S DEPREDATIONS. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Reutcr's Telegrams.) LONDON, February 27. The British Admiralty report on the submarino campaign during the week ended February 23rd gives the following figures, those in last weok's report being given in parentheses:— Arrivals .. ... 2274- (2322) Sailings ... ... 230S (2393) Sinkings— Over IGUO tons ... 14 (12) Under 1(300 tons ... 4 (3) Unsuccessfully attacked " ... 9 (8) Fishing boats sunk... 7 ( —) The following table shows the weekly averages for the past ten months of British shipping destroyed and attacked but not actually sunk. The figures in paronthcscs indicate the number of weeks included in each monthly period. For tho current month the actual figures for the week ending on the date indicated are given: — Sunk Sunk Unsucoverl6oo under 1600 oeesful tone. tons. attacks. March (4) .. 16.25 7 1-1.50 | April. (5) .. 26.fi 10.4 21.20 May (4) .. 18.73 9.5 20.25 Jure (5) .. 20.2 5.8 21.00 ! July (4) .. 17 3.25 13.75 August (5) .. 17.0 3.2 , 9.80 September (4) 10.5 7.5 11.00 October (5) .. 12.8 J. 4 4.20 November (4) 10.25 5.00 0.00 December (4) 14.28 3.50 10.50 January (o) .. 9.8 3.6 8.6 February 9 .. 13 6 li February 30 .. 12 3 S February 23 .. 14 4 9 AMERICAN FREIGHTER SUNK. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association,) NEW YORK, February 27. It is announced that the Levland Lino freighter Philadelphian (5120 tons) has been torpedoed and sunk. ANOTHER SPANISH VICTIM. (Keuter'a .Telegrams./ MADRID, February 27. The Spanish steamer Neguri (1859 tons) has bean torpedoed. The crew was landed. ENEMY BODIES WASHED UP. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received February 28th, 7 p.m.) ATHENS, February 27. The bodies of 17 of the Breslau's officers have been washed up at Mount Athos. NAVY TUG FOUNDERS. WASHINGTON, February 27. Mr J osephus Daniels (Secretary of the Navy) announces that the Navy tug Cherokee foundered in American waters. It is believed that SO have perished. THE OCEAN RAIDER. FICTITIOUS GERMAN CLAIMS. (Australiaii and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reutcr's Telegrams.) Admiralty per Wireless Press. LONDON, February 27. A German official report claims that the Wolf destroyed 35 merchantmen, aggregating 210,000 gross tonnage. Several of the vessels wero laden with troops, and their sinking therefore caused a corresponding loss of life. The communique also claims that the raider sank the Japanese battle-cruiser Haruna (28.000 tons, eight 14-inch guns), and badly damaged a Japanese or English cruiser, the name of which is unknown. The British Admiralty states:— "No British cruiser was damaged* The value of the rest of the report may be gauged by such a claim. "The Japanese naval attache declares | that the report, so far as the Haruna, I or any other Japanese cruiser, is con- | cernod. is without foundation." FATE OF THE IGOTZ MENDI. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Received Februarv 23th, 7 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, February 27. ; A portion of the German crew on the ! Igotz Mendi refuse to abandon ship, and | refuse to allow the Spanish officers to quit it. Tho sea is still high. Danish lifeboats and a warship aro standing by. A German submarine appeared on Tuesday. The Danish warship drove the submarine out of territorial waters, where she is waiting. Later. Owing to rough seas, tho crew of the Igotz Mendi signalled for assistance, and two lifeboats brought them off. Tho Igotz Mendi is probably now a

total wreck. . . ' , . ■ The prize crew has been interned., dui tho Spaniards will be sent homo. Tho passengers ■ are being accommodated in hotels. GERMAN CREW'S PLIGHT. (Australian and N.Z. C&blo Association.) (Roceived February 28th, 10.10 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, February 27. Tho Germans on the Igotz Mendi signalled at two o'clock this morning, asking to be taken off, but they were told they must remain aboard till the sea moderated.