THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1917, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

THE LACONIA TORPEDOED. AMERICANS OX BOARD. London, February 2(i. " Tlie Laconia has boon torpedoed while en route from New York to England, without warning. Six Aniorifftiis were mi board the Laconia. Two hundred am! seventv have been rescued. I i lie l.aionia, 1S.01V) was a Ctinaru liner, built in 1912. She had a speed of IT knots). The Falcon, of lard iff (22-11 tons), ha? been torpedoed and 51111k. PRACTICALITY ALL SAVED. Received Feb. 27, 141.50 p.m. London. Febniarv 27. The Cnnard Company states that there were 285 persons aboard the Laconia. and practically all were saved, including 220 of the crew and 7(1 passengers, 0] which half were first-class. i - TWO AMERICAN LADIES PERISH. Received Feb. '27, 5.5 p.m. New York, Februarv '27. The Time?' (.hiecnstown correspondent ■states that two Americans, Mrs. and Miss Hoy, of 'Chicago, perished in the sinking of the Laconia. AUSTRALIAN AND NKW ZEALAND MAILS J.OSJT. ' Received Feb. 28, 12.30 a.m. New York, February 27. The Laconia carried Australian and New Zealand mails, which, it is feared, ijre lost. FURTHER LOSSES. 1 Times iSerciee. London, Ftbtuary 20. Yhe Britisii'steamer Dorothy t.'iTOO tons) has been sunk. The Dutch steamers Zaudjik and Eeemland have been towed to port. AN INTERVIEW WITH A PURPOSE. Amsterdam, February 20. Ilerr Ballin, in an interview, declared that the German Admiralty should be satisfied with the results of the unrestricted submarine campaign, '.lie eiiief aim of which was to interrupt England's traffic, not to sink ships. This hail «m----pletely succeeded, as neutral shipping iiad been brought to a standstill. GERMANY'S REPLY TO BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, ffsbniary 20. Germany has replied to" Brazil's declaration, refusing to recognise the submarine blockade, thaVthe blockade will not be abandoned, and suggesting diplomatic negotiations in ease of loss s>f Brazilian ships.