THE PIRATE WAR
THE WEEK'S LOSS IK BRITISH SHIPPING TWELVE BIG STEAMERS SUNK (Eec. October 18, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 17. The Admiralty's report on ' tie eubmarine campaign daring the week gives the following figures, those at last week's report being given in parentheses:— Arrivals 2121 (2519) Departures 2091 (2032) Sunk over 1600 tons 12 (14) Sunk nnder 1600 tons 6 (2) ■Unsuccessfully attacked... 5 13) Fishing vessels sunk 0 (0) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-Keuler. BRITISH LOSSES SINOE FEBKUAKY, In February Inst the British. Admiralty bejan tlic issue of weekly statements showins the losses of British ships caused by Germany's submarine campaign. The figures as officially announced, are:— ITn-
ITALIAN SHIPPING LOSSES. (Rec. October IS, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 17. Tho Italian shipping arrivals for the week totalled ,115, and tho failings 328. Four steamers under 3500 tons were sank. Two were unsuccessfully attacked.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. '• NORWAY'S LARGEST STEAMER TORPEDOED (Rec. October 18, 7.15 p.m.)
Christiania, October 17 The Themis, Norway's largest sicamer, has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. The sailing ship Bethel was sunk in the North Sen. The crews of both vessels are missing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
"Under Buccesa- Arrivals Week .1600 tons 1600 fully and ended, and over. (oils, attaoked. sailings. Feb. 28 15 6 12 4,641 Mar. 7 14 9 16 ,5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 5,082 Mar. 22 16 8 19 5,082 Mar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 April 4 18 13 17 4,680 April 11 17 2 14 4,773 April 18 19 9 15 4,710 April 25 ,... 40 15 27 6,206 May 2 38 lo 24 • 5,406 May 9 24 22 34 4,873 May 16 18 5 19 5,120 May 23 ...... 18 9 9 5,423 May 30 IS 1 17 / 5,487 Juno 6 ...... 15 3 17 / 5,335 •Juno 13 22 10 23 5,589 Juno 20 27 5 31 5,890 Juno 27 21 7 22 6,799 July 4 15 5 16 5,581 July 11 .... 14 3 17 . 5,696 July 18 14 4 12 5,748 July 25 ... 21 3 15 5,582 Aug. 1 18 3 9 5,523 Aus. 8 21 2 13 5,469 Aug. 15 .... 14 2 13 5.442 Aug.' 22 15 3 12 5,701 ■ Aug. 29' 18 5 6 5,369 ftept. 5 20 3 9 4,016 Sept. 12 ...... 12 6 12 5,612' Sept. 19 8 20 6 5,432 Sopt. 26 13 2 1 0 5,466 Oct. 3 11 2 16 6,422 'Oot. 11 12 6 5 4,218 ' Total 597 217 512 172,623
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 21, 19 October 1917, Page 5
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406THE PIRATE WAR Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 21, 19 October 1917, Page 5
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