NO WARNING GIVEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2743, 11 April 1916, Page 5

NO WARNING GIVEN

THE SINKING OF THE SIMLA FIREMEN MURDERED IN THE STOKEHOLD By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Malta, April 9. The Simla and Chantala were sunk without warning. The explosion .killed eleven of the Simla's iascar firemen and oiglit of the C'hantala's lasoar firemen. The remainder of the crews escaped. ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK. "• . (Rec. April 10, 10.30 p.m.) London, April 10. The Seville and United Kingdom Carrying Company's steamer Adam ton (.2304 tons) has been sunk. SUBMARINE WITHOUT A PERISCOPE GERMANS TOYING NEW DEVICES. Amsterdam, April 9. Tho German Admiralty is rapidly constructing submarines that can keep closer to the surface than the usual type, because the periscope has been abolished and lens and mirrors built in the hull on both sides to enable observations to' ba taken. Tho enemy is unable to detect the presence of the submarines until they are near. THE ZENT NO WARNING FROM THE PIRATES. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. April 10, 5 o p.m.) London, April 9. A steward uho was amongst the survivors of the torpedoed steamer Zent (sunk by a submarine last week), relates that the vessel .was torpedoed at 10 p.m., the explosion killing many of the stokers. The lifeboats were quickly lowered, and the crew jumped in. Unfortunately they were unalile'to shove off quickly enough, and as tho ship turned over hw masts came orashing down upon the boats, two of which

were overturned,, several of the occupants being killed. The entire crew of one boat was lost. Those who were saved held on to the keel of an upturned boat for several hours untilrescued. The Zont, which was' torpedoed without warning, sank in two minutes.