ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

FRENCH TRANSPORT SUNK. IS THE MEDITERRANEAN . 'TERRIBLE LOSS OP UFO. Paris, Feb. 29. Official—The auxiliary cruiser Provence- was sunk on February 26 in the Mediterranean. There were 1800 on board and 696 were landed. There are 1109. mining. Frenoh and. British, trawlers and deetroyers have taken 296 of the survivors to Malta and 400 have been landed at Melos. ' Apparently the periscope was not seen before or after the disaster, and no track of the torpedo was observed. The guncrew remained at their posts until the last moment. Half a score of boats are still on the scene of the wreck and the search contituea. T?9OPS MEANT FOR SALONIKA. f Wellington, March 1. The High Commissioner reports under idate London, February 29, 5.30 p.m.:— " The French auxiliary ship Provence, transporting troops to Salonika, was sunk on Saturday in the central Mediterranean; 1104 lives were lost. THE SURVIVORS. Received March 1, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Feb. 29. The latest news is that there are 870 Survivors from the Provence, of whom 489 are now on the island of Milo, and 85 are aboard a patrol vessel. The Provence was temporarily employed in transporting troops to Salonika, •THE MALOJA. SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TORPEDOED. London, Feb. 29. At the inquest on the Maloja victims the chief officer gave it as his opinion that the liner was torpedoed.