CUNARD LINER TORPEDOED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 113, 30 January 1918, Page 5

CUNARD LINER TORPEDOED

SMALL LOSS OF LIFE VESSEL MAY BE SAVED London, January .28. The Irish correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the Cunard liner Andania (13,405 tons), with 10 passengers and 200 of a crew, was torpedoed off the Ulster coast. The ship was abandoned, but all the people were picked up. The liner has not sunk, and it is hoped that she will be brought into port.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FOUR STOKERS KILLED. London, January 28. Four stokers were killed by the torpedo which struck the Cunard liner Andania.—Reutor. LITTLE HOPE FOR THE VESSEL. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA ON BOARD. (Rec. January 29, 8.15 p.m.) London, January 28. Two of the Andnnia's crew were lost. There is little hope of the vessel reaching port. The list hampered the lowering of the boats, and one was stove in, but the occupants were rescued. The Andani; , . carried mails for Aus-tralia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DUBLIN PACKET-BOAT TORPEDOED' NO WARNING GIVEN. (Rco. January 29, 11.45 p.m.) London, January 28. /L'lie Dublin steam-packet Cork was torpedoed at night, amidships, and sank in five minutes. No warning was Riven. Seven passengers and five oF the craw were drowned.—"The Times." WAR HONOURS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS London, January 28. Military Medals have been awarded to 158 Now Zealanders.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (The cablo news In this Issue aocreditcrt to "the London "Tlmee" has appeared in that Journal, but only where oxpresely etatad Is snob, nowe the editorial opinion of "Tho Times")