THEIR LATEST SEA CRIMES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 17, 15 October 1918, Page 6

THEIR LATEST SEA CRIMES

: THE TORPEDOED LEINSTER AND ' HIBANO MARU ! PROMINENT VICTIMS OF THE i ; . OCEAN ASSASSINS | . London, October 13. Amongst.- those who were, drowned ; • in the Loinster were Canon Downing, I a leading Dublin Soman Catholic, Mr. ■ M'Caron, ex-president of this Irish Trade Union Congress, and Sir W. H. ■ Thompson, scientific adviser to the Food ! Ministry.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. | THE HIRANO~MARU TRAGEDY ! LATEST TOLL "oF~THE DROWNED. London, October 13. i : .. The Hirano Maru carried 17 passen- ! ( ' gers and 143 of a .crew, of whom 11 passengers and 19' of. the crew were l\ ; saved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' THE OTRANTO-KASHMIR COLLISION 1 SPLENDID DISCIPLINE OF THE i SOLDIERS ' (• ' • " New York, October' 12. I ; ' Following the collision between the - Otranto' and the Kashmir the soldiers -stood stiffly to attention on the decks !■;. at the command of their officers. As . the seas broke over the disabled vessel, I.which* 1 tjbok a heavy list/the seamen j stood at their respective ooat stations 1.--;.' awaiting final orders, while others atf; ' tended to other duties as if nothing '■ had-happened. ■ Finally, the bugle sounded the order ; "Every man for himself," and many J jumped from the transport to the deck i. "of the destroyer which came alongside. j Scores of soldiers missed the destroyer j and fell .into the sea and were drowued or orushed between both vessels. Tho destroyer's small boats were lower- ' ed to act as fenders or to attempt to ! pick up the men in; the _ water. The majority, of the men who jumped on to the destroyer's deck were seriously in- ; jured. _ . ' The number of American soldiers beI lievcd to have been lost is 372. Despite the suddenness of the aooident and the terrifio weather, there was :t f little . confusion on board the • troop- ■ ship.' The work of rescue was most j; difficult. The occupants of many of the P .'lifeboats were dashed against the side " of 4Jie"vessel and drowned. The exact ; mimbei- of lives lost is. not' definitely ,*• known.— Gable Assn. ; 'AMERICAN ADMIRAL ON THE ÜBOAT WAR. i ■ London, October 13. Admiral Sims, American naval : comi mander in European waters, estimates ' - that the German submarines, operating I simultaneously never,exceed thirteen, I.' and average only nine.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. | SPAIN AND THE HUNS j ' 15,000 TONS OF SHIPPING SEIZED. ; ' Paris, October 13. | The "Temps" states that Spain has '! deoided to seize 15,000 tons of Ger- {* man vessels in connection with the agreement by which Germany offered i Spain seven interned vessels in cpmv pensation for Spanish- ships sunk, and also undertook not to destroy Spanish ' engaged solely in Spanish trade. < —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, '}- ' ' f GENERAL ALEXIEFF DEAD ■ Amsterdam, October 13. It is now confirmed that General , 'Alexieff, ex-Russian Chief of Staff, is ;■ dead—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ! f ' r ' ' .