THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1917, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

DETAILS OF LOSS OF THE ADDAH. Wats baked by shrapnel. London, June 23. EHer Dempster and Co. V steamer Addahwas «unic by a submarine without waning on Jane 15. After the vessel had been hit the submaripe, which hitherto had been unseen, cmqged and fired While the boats were being towered. The Addah was hit sera tone*. TW adbmarine came alongside the chief officer's boat before the ship sank, put one d its officers and four men on bead. Rod proceeded on board the Ad- ; dahand, after a couple of minute*;, re- ! taratd to the submarine and told the chief officer's boat to clear out. Ibanwhile the master's boat, which had Already been badly smashed by it shell, from the submarine, was thirty to ftrty yards distant. The submarine re-oftned fire with on the master's boat, killed eight and tore the boatk stern right off. The submarine eontijined to fire shrapnel at the swimmingmen aifter the boat sank. .war the submarine commander thouihb ho had finished everybody in the Master s 'boat he fired eight shrapnel wells at the chief officer's boat, but |(ortunatly nobody was killed, though several were sliglitly wounded and the boat badly damaged. Di commander then 'waved to the chiefJoSker to go and .pick up tho master ad other swimmers, and then made off. A French ipatrol steamer picked up these victima of baifoarisnh

FRENCH WEEKLY RETURNS. Received July 1, 5.5 p.m. Paris, June 30. An official statement gives the following statement of submarine losßes for the Uiteks ending June 34 and June 17: June 24. June 17Ankala 1088 1028 Dejartures 969 H 22 Vtssels sunk over 800 tons 2 nll Vesels sunk under WW tons 3 5 Unsuccessfully attacked 2 5 MIXES FROM INDIAN OCEAN. London, June 29. _ Th» Times states that the Mongolia is not the only recent cate of mining a wel in the Arabian Sea. The theoiy in shipping circles is that the wratSweet monsoon is Wowing mines up from 4fto Indian Ocean. THE MONGOLIA'S MAILS. Calcutta, June 29. Th« Mongolia rank in sixteen minutes on aa even keel. An explosion killed twexitv of tUo <*rpw. Thirty lnailotigs have teen washed afliore.