ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

THE ACHILLES. HOLT LINER, NOT A CRUISER, **'' London, April 3. It was the Holt liner Achilles which was sunk. A pilot cutter landed 63 out of 08 of the crew. She sunk on Friday. A passing Spanish steamer picked up the crew after six hours. Bell, the fifth engineer, and four Chinamen are missing. THE ACHILLES' CARGO. Received April 4, 11.10 p.m. Sydney, April 4. The Achilles left Australia on January 19. She carried a large general cargo, including 22,988 bales of wool, 20,800 bags of wheat, 7289 bags of barley, and 11,383 bags of flour. WITHOUT WARNING. FURTHER SUBMARINE TOLL. ! Received April 4, 9.5 p.m. London, April 3. Lloyd's reports that the Achilles was torpedoed without warning, The Glasgow steamer Perth has been mink. Six lives were lost. Eight of the crew have landed, The barque Bengarn has been submarined. Part of the crew were picked up. The Norwegian steamer Hasgude haß been-sunk, the crew being saved, THE ASHBURTON. TORPEDOED NEAR TENERIFFE. DOMINION CARGO ABOARD. Wellington, April 4. The Ashburton was torpedoed after leaving Tenoriffc on March 24. She was loaded in the Dominion by the Xew Zealand Shipping Company. Her cargo in-' eluded 17,000 bales of wool, of which 7000 were from Wellington, 1300 bales of hemp, nearly all from Invercargill, 570 bales of tow, also pelts, rabbit skins, tallow, etc.

DECLARATION OF LONDON. ARTICLES DISCARDED. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, April 2. Three fresh articles in the Declaration of London have been discarded by an Order-in-Council. These are Article 19, forbidding the capture of ships proceeding to non-blockaded ports, and Articles 30 and 33, limiting the right of seizure to absolute and conditional contraband. Owners of goods are now required to prove their innocence. GERMAN SUBMARINE BAG FOR MARCH. London, April 3. The Board of Trade reports that the enemy sank 38 British ships in March. 'The total tonnage was 02,532 tons, and the los 8 of life 124 men.'

ANOTHER LIE EXPOSED. Received April 4, 0.5 p.m. London, April 3. A German wireless says that the Cologne Gazette states that an English warship, apparently the Donegal, WR3 mined and eunk in the middle of February. The Admiralty has announced that this statement is without foundation. NORWEGIAN VESSEL SUNK. London, April 3. A German submarine torpedoed the Norwegian vessel Nome in the Bay of Biscay. The crew have been picked up. A GERMAN STOWAWAY. HOLD UP OF A STEAMER. New York. April 3. Schuler, the stowaway who seized the Matoppo, told the authorities that formerly ho was an engineer in Hull, where his friend was arrested for signalling to Zeppelins and shot. Schuler was arrested as a spy and deported. Thirsting for revenge lie seized the Matoppo. Ho declared that but for bad luck and the non-appearance of Ms associates it would have turned out a better trick than the capture of the Appam. The captain of the Matoppo states that as soon as the vessel was out at sea Schuler faced him with two revolvers and ordered him to put his hands up, declaring that the vessel was mined, but if he was given £2OOO it would be all right. Schuler added that as tlie Matoppo was carrying barbed wire he had the right to sink her. Sohuler terrorised the crew of twentysix, who were mostly coolies. Che captain's pleadings for iiis wife and daughter weakened Sehuler's intention to destroy the vessel and, seizing their opportunity, the crew overpowered him.