ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

BAULKED OF HIS PREY. AN ANGRY "U" COMMANDER. : Received Jan. 7, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam. Jan. 0. A Dutch steamer in the Bay of Biscav, which received aa wireless 5.0..5. call, hurried to the position indicated in the message and found a German submarine '"U" commander exceedingly angry to find that the rescuer was n Dutch and not a British ship. He sent a wireless message: "We don't want you to save our souls. We want Britishers to siive our souls." TOTAL OF TONNAGE LOST. London, Jan. 5. Lloyds report that the British ship Orsonay, 4761 tons, has been sunk. The losses of Allied and neutral ships to the oth inst. amount to 29,008,000 tons. Christiania. Jan. 5.

The total of the 101 f> Norwegian losses is SS.OOO tons, nevertheless the Customs receipts constitute a record.

THE IBERNIA'S CASUALTIES. A. & X.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. Received Jan. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. C. The Admiralty announces that the final number of the rank and file missing fiom the Ibcrnia is 83. / GERMAN' SUBMARINE'S EXPLOITS. Received Jan. 7. o.ii p.m. \ Berlin, Jan. 6. A submarine has returned to port, aiter sinking eleven ships in eleven clays. INDIGNATION IN SPAIN. Times Service, Madrid. Jan. 5. Tiie torpedoing of three Spanish ships 1 off Filboa and the blockade of that port 'by German submarines liaVe evoked strong press protests. The Government it charged with weakness, cowardice, and inability to protect Spanish interests. Received Jan. 7. 5.5 om. * Madrid. Jan. 8. The sinking of the Span ; slt steamer Padago by a submarine has caused intense indignation. FURTHER SUBMARININGS. London, Jan. 5. Thi Greejc vessel Thiropanas and the Norwegian Heigov have been sunk.