FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED.
1,100 LIVES LOST. London, Feb. 29. The French auxiliary ship Provence, transporting troops to Salonika, was sunk on Saturday in the Central Mediterranean, and 1,104 lives were lost. Paris, Feb. 29. Official: The auxiliary cruiser Province was sunk on the 26th, in the Mediterranean. There were 1800 on board, of which about 696 have been landed and 1.100 are missing. French and British trawlers and destroyers have taken 296 survivors to Malta, and 400 were landed at Melos. Apparently the periscope of the submarine was not seen before or after the disaster, and no track of the torpedo was observed. The gun crew remained at their posts until the last moment. Half a score of boats are still on the scene of the wreck, and the search continues.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1517, 2 March 1916, Page 2
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131FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1517, 2 March 1916, Page 2
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