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SPAIN DEMANDS AN INDEMNITY. . MORE VESSELS TORPEDOED, Madrid, April IS. The Government has decided to demand an indemnity for the sinking of the San Fuleeneio. Received April 15, r>.s p.m. London, April 14. The San Fnleenoio was carrying coal to Barcelona, Britain having agreed to supply Spain with 150,000 tons monthly in exchange for Britain being also allowed to charter Spanish ships. Athens, April 13. A German submarine torpedoed the Greek steamer Ncstos with a cargo of Hour lor Greece. The crew were saved. Tim Government has protested to Germany. Copenhagen, April 13. The Norwegian steamer Camilla, 245 C tons, engaged by the Belgian Belief Committee, has been sunk, although in possession of a German safe conduct. This is the seventh Norwegian steamer sunk under similar circumstances. Christiania, April 13. The survivors of the torpedoed steamer Pollux, 1190 tons, have arrived at Mergen. They state that a number of the passengers and crew jumped into the water, but the submarine's commander threatened to shoot any who attempted to board her. BRAZIL ARMING MERCHANTMEN. SALE OP NORWEGIAN VESSELS. Rio da Janeiro, April 13. Brazil is arming all her merchantmen, and has also seized German vessels. Christiania, April 13. Norwegian shipowners have sold to America 200,000 tons of shipping building in American yards. The newspaper Dagbladet urges arming of Norwegian ychantmea, "
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1917, Page 6
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222ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1917, Page 6
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