On The Sea.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 290, 17 May 1915, Page 5

On The Sea.

GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK. London, May 14. The steamer Collairnie sank a German submarine off the Northumberland coast. Tlie engineers felt a shock and oil rose to the surface. dutch: trawler sunk. Amsterdam, May 14. Trawlers report seeing a Taulie drop three bombs, which sank a Dutch trawler. THE LUSITANIA. Received May 1(1, 4.10 p.m. Amsterdam, .May 15. The German Admiralty state that the Lusitania was torpedoed' once only. The; rapid sinking must be attributed to the explosion of the large quantity of ammunition on 'hoard. The Yossiehe. Zeitung lays the blame of the Lusitania disaster on the American Government, for allowing American passengers to sail on a steamer carrying 5100 boxes of ammunition. DANISH STEAMER SUNK. Received May 1(1, 3.30 p.m. London, May 13. The Danish steamer Mirthatt was torpedoed off Aberdeen. The crew of IS was saved. DAMAGE BY SUBMARINES. London, .May 14. During the week ended .May 12 six vessels of a tonnage of 47,504 were sunk by submarines—the greatest since the beginning of the war. SUBMARINE ATTACKED. Received May 10, 8.10 p.m. ' London, May 1(1, A patrol boat fired three shots at a submarine, ft is not ascertained whether the submarine was "lit, but it disappeared.