THE PIRATE WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 39, 9 November 1917, Page 5

THE PIRATE WAR

BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES FOR THE WEEK

BIG DROP IN BIG STEAMER

SINKINGS

London, November 7. The Admiralty's report on tho submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those at last week's report icing given in > parentheses :— Arrivals 2354. (2285) Departures 2373 (2321) Sunk over IGOO tons 8 (W Sunk under 1600 tons i (!) Unsuccessfully attacked ... 0 (1) Fishinz. vessels sunk 0 (') -A.us.-N,Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. BRITISH LOSSES SINCE FEBRUARY. In Fobruary last the Britißh Admiralty began the issue of weekly statements Mowing tho lobbob of British ships caußed by Germany's submarine campaign, lil" figures as officially announced, aao:Un-

Under success- Arrivals Week 1600 tons 1600 fully and cndod. and over. tons, attaoked. sailings. Feb. 28 15 6 12 4,5 1 Mar. 1 14 9 16 5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 5,082 Mar. 22 16 8 19 6,082 Mar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 April 4 18 13 ■1J f-SBfl April 11 17 2 14 4,7 3 'inril Ifl 19 9 lo 4,/ll) g5" :::: 11 s- a May 9 ZZ 24 22 34 4,873 May 16 18 ■ 5 19 6,120. May 23 18 9 5.23. May 30 18 1 ? 5,487 Juno 6 15 3 17 6.335 June 13 22 1 ■ f fi s ' June 20 ...... 27 6 31 5,890 July 18 14 4 2 6,748 ** 1 J? 2 13 M» a :?5 •::: i 4 « «$ Aug. 22 16 3 1 6, Aug. 29 18 .5 ■ J J4"» Bept. .6 20 3 9 4 8 6 1 :26:Z13- 1 . |0 6 466 Oct. 3 11 ' 2 « v®.. Oct. 10 14 2 I MA Oct. 17 12 6 5 ,4. 18 Oct. 24 17 8 J J. J' Oct. 31 14 4 1 4,606 Nov. 7 8 4_ 6 V" ITALIAN SHIPPING. (Eec. November 8, 11.50 p.m.) London, November 8. An Italian official report states: "During the past shipping week tbere were 352 arrivals and 312 departures. Two steamers under 1500 tons and three sailing vessels under 100 tone were sunk. Aub.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. NORWEGIAN STEAMERS TORPEDOED. London, November 7. Tho Norwegian steamers Gimlo and Lym have been sunk by submannes. Ihe crows wore rcscuod.-Aus.-N.Z. Üblo Assn, AMERICAN PATrMVESSEL SUNK Washington, Novoinber 7. The United States oatrol w™ was torpedoed and sunk m the war zone November 5. Twonty-one are m taj ?Sr. including ono officer, and arc, feared todp drownel-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.