ONE MORE TO THE LIST.

Taihape Daily Times, 24 August 1918, Page 6

ONE MORE TO THE LIST.

I CHRISTIANTA, August .21. f "The Dutch steamer Gasconder, laden Ewith grain and flour for Belgian ro‘llief, has been subjected to a submargine atrocity in territorial waters near {Hugesund. The vessel bore the relief 9.-ships’ specialrflag and other distinI guishing marks. The submarine shelled withoiff :1-varning, and later bombarded the life- ‘ boats, , : A number of the occupants were fearfully crippled, The mate and five qseamcn died in the water_ Twenty iwounded survivors were taken to the i hospital, 1 The Gasconder sank in twenty min3utes, and the sv-‘rrnal'ine then disappeared_