ANCHOR LINER SUNK

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2951, 11 December 1916, Page 5

ANCHOR LINER SUNK

WITH VARIOUS OTHERS GERMAN SHUFFLING OVER THE MARINA (Reo. December 9, 5.50 p.m.) London, December 8. Threer Danish steamers, two Spanish) tme Russian, and one Norwegian were eunk by. submarine to-day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (R*ec. December 10, 5.5 pm.) London, December 9. Lloyd's report that the' Anchor liner Caledonia (9223 tons) is believed!", to have been sunk. It is' not known whether there were passengers on board. The following vessels have been sunk bv submarine:—Norwegian: Meteor (4211 tons), Nervion (1920 tons). 801. gian: Eiltier (3360 tons)._ Spanish: Cerona (1258 ■ ions), Luciemie (1054 tons).- Greek: Spyres (3357 tons). — 'Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A HUGUMfiAT- . (Rec. Novomber 9, 5.25 p.m.) Copenhagen, December 8. X huge German submarine attacked 1 the Norwegian steamer Calario, bound from America to. England, and fired several shots. Wo Calaric was damaged, but escaped. Two of the crew, were killed. The Norwegian steamer Stettin (412 tons) has been torpedoed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HOW NORWAY SUFFERED IN NOVEMBER. ' •' ' (Rec. December 10, 5.5 p.m.) . Christlanla, December 10. . It is officially stated that nineteen Norwegian vessels, of 32,993 aggregate tons, were lost during November. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA AND THE SINKING OF THE ARABIA New York, December 8. : The United States Department of State is forwarding to Britain Germany's reply to'"the American' Note regarding the sinking of the Arabia, •with a, request that Britain shall fur- , nish the facte as to the status of the UArabia. " This procedure will necessitate sevferal days' delay before the attitude of ■ the United States can be determined — Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. THE SINKINGJDFJHE MARINA AMERICA AND THE SHUFFLING HUN. (Rec. December 10, 5.5 'p.m.) Now York, December 9. Britain having advised the United States Government that the Marina was not a transport, President Wilson and Mr. Lansing have conferred. It is', not denied that there are serious aspects to the situation, but it is not believed that the case will lead to a rupture. It is expected that President AVilson will send either a.new Note or make oral representations to Germany, which will indicate that the latter's explanations that the Arabia and the ■Marina were sunk .on the presumption that they were transports is unsatis-factory.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable As6n. ARMING OUR OCEAN LINERS HIGH CALIBRE GUNS FOR U-BOAT WARFARE. (Rec. December 10, 5.5 p.m.) New York, December 9. The "Tribune" publishes a cablegram from London which states that tbo British are .arming their- merchantmen' with high calibre guns to fight the German submarines. It is believed that Washington intends to regard them as war vessels, and that in order to avoid this the trans-Atlantic trade will go to Halifax instead. —Router. GERMAN ARMED DISGUISED MERCHANTMAN .: . SIGHTED IN NORTH ATLANTIC. (Rco. December 9, 8.20 p.m.) • London, December 9. The Admiralty states that a Gorman Armed disguised merchantman was sighted in the North Atlantic on Monday.— Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.-Reutcr. FRENCH BATTLESHIP A TOTAL LOSS SUFFREN DISAPPEARS , (Rec. December 9, 8.20 p.m.) Paris, December 9, Official.—The French battleship Suffren,'which left on November 24 for Lorient (a Frenoh fortifiedlseaport and naval base), has not arrived. It is feared.that she is'a total loss.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn .-Router. [The French battleship Suffrqr. (12,750 tons, complement 730) carried four 12-inch guns, ten 6.4-inch guns, eight 4-inch guns, and smaller armament. She was completed in 1903, and refitted in 1908. Her best recent speed was 16 knots.] WOMEN'S WAR WORK — i- ■ — . . . 766,000 MEN REPLACED BY FEMALE LABOUR, Remarkable figures concerning women war workers are given in the British Board- of Trade's "Labour Gazette"' for October: Since the war began 866,000 women and girls had entered various occupations up to July last and 766,000 are reported as having directly replaced men. The extent to which women are now 'doing meii's work in various occupations is shown by the following figures: Industrial 263,000 Commercial 201,000 Arsenals, eto 69,000. Agriculture 66,000 Civil Service 38,000 Hotels, etc! 31,000 Banking 26,000 Local Govt 26,000 In specified employments the number of women now employed is: Railways 33,000 Cotton trade 25,000 Brewing 18,000 Grain milling 6,000 Sugar refining 2,000 One railway company bas increased Jts women clerks from 70 to 1526, and has 18 women ticket collectors, 166 carriage cleaners, 55 engine cleaners, and 454 porters; another has 480 carriage cleaners, 475 engine cleaners, and 363 labourers; and another has 142 ticket collectors. ' ■ It is estimated that there has been a decrease of about 150,000 women in domestic service and in small workshops and dressmaking workrooms, and an increase of 27,000 in those attending the sick and wounded. In the number of women in occupations outside their own homes there has been an increase of 738,000.