THE WEEK'S SHIPPING LOSSES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 64, 8 December 1917, Page 9

THE WEEK'S SHIPPING LOSSES

SIXTEEN LARGE STEAMERS SUNK .-; ' EIGHT UNSUCCESSFULLY i ATTACKED --- Londen,-December 6. ■ The Admiralty's report on the sub- I marine campaign during the week gives . j the following figures, those at last : week's report being given in paren- \ theses:— "'"■ ' \ Arriwls ...;...., 2174 (2068)' • Departures 2133 (2122) Sunk over 1600 tons... 16 (14)' j Sunk under 1600 tons 1 (7)' | Uneuccessfully attacked 8. _ (7.) i Fishing vessels sunk... .4 ' (0) ; —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-R«uter. THE FRENCH REPORT. ■ London, December 6. . Tho French shipping' return shows:— j Arrivals, ?39; sailings, 816; sinkings, ; two ove 1600 tons and two under 1600 ; tons; unsuccessfully attacked, two.— ; Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-lleuter. ! [Last week's return showed:—Arrivals, 909; departures, 803; sunk, threo over and one under tons) unsuecessf ully attacked., one.] : ITALIAN REPORT. " j London, December 6- ; An Italian official report states:— For the week endwl December 2 the ; arrivals totalled 362 and the. sailings : 338. One steamer over 1600 tons and : one under were sunk.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ; Aesn.-Reuter. [The Italian arrivals last week were i 443 and the sailings 387. One steamer over and one under 1500 tons were sunk.] THE APAPA'S DEAD \ ] I FORTY PASSENGERS DROWNED, London, December 6. Forty of the passengers of the Apapa, which was torpedoed off an English, port, were drowned. The victims included eight women, but tho children l wore saved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. J VALUE OF CONVOY SYSTEM j STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT. (Rcc. December 7, .9 p.m.) ' London, December 6. i In the House of Commons, Sir Leo , ChioJiza. JJoney said that since the be- ; ginning of the convoy system up till December 1 less than 1J per cent. o£ incoming convoyed ships had been lost. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. ; ' SHIPPING OUTLOOK IN THE PACIFIC ACUTE SITUATION ON AMERICAN i . SIDE. ... i Sydney, December 7. ; ■ .Private-ckble advices indicate'that no i steaijers are anyimo to : leave New York for.;AnstraJia. The i freight position on the Pacific Coaet is i simuarly acute.—Press Assn..