ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

GERMAN FLEET MOVING. LARGEST NUMBER- OF WARSHIPS YET SEEN. EN ROUTE TO BALTIC, Australian Cable Association. Received Oct. 19, 1.45 a.m. Stockholm, Oct. 18. A large flotilla of German destroyers md huge submarines is reported to be n the Sound, heading southward. Never mve so many German warships been ieen at one time. 'Four destroyers n&r----•owly escaped running ashore at Dimlamm, THE WEEK'S LOSSES, Received Oct. 18, 10.55 p.m. London, Oct. 18. The British Admiralty report on tlvj mbmarine campaign for the week ended )ctober 14 gives the following figures, those of last week's report being also >iven: This Last week weak Arrivals 2124 2510 Sailings .... 2094 2632 Sunk over 1600 tons .. 12 1-4 Sunk under I<>oo tons .... fi 2 Jnsuccessfully attacked ... 5 3 The following table shows the total losses for the 33 weeks since the regular report was first issued: Over Under Unsuc--1600 1<K)0 Total Cessful tons tons sunk attacks IVeek ending— Feb. 211 .... 18 6 22 16 March 4 15 6 23 15 March 11 .... 12 4 16 12 March 18 ... IS 8 2-6 20 March 25 ... 20 7 27 12 April 1 ..... 17 14 31 20 April 8 17 2 -19 13 April 1-5 19 " 9 28 13 April 22 .... 41 15 56 29 April 29 38 12 50 26 ■May 6 19 22 41 30 May 13 17 5 22 14 May 20 10 9 28 13 May 27 ...... 18 2 20 22 June 3.. 16 S IS 15 June 10 24 S 32 20 Juno 17 .... 24 5 29 37 .Tune 24 .... 21 6 27 19 July 1 ...... 15 5 20 13 July 8 13 3 16 13 July 15 14 4) 18 12 •July 22 21 3 24 15 July 29 -18 3 21 9 August 5 21 2 23 13 August 12 .. 14 2 16 13 August 19 .. 15 3 18 12 August 26 .. I® 5 23 6 Sept, 2 20 3 23 9 Sept. 9 12 0 18 12 Wept. 16 8 20 28 6 Sept. 23 .... 13 2 15 10 Sept. 30.... 11 2 13 6 Oct. 7 14 2 16 3 Oct. 14 12 6 18 5 610 218 828 508 ITALIAN LOSSES. Reecived Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Rome, Oct, 17. Italian arrivals for the week were 315, sailings 328. Sinkings, four steamers under 1500 tons; unsuccessfully attaoked two. BRITISH STEAMER SUBMARINED. London, Oct. 17. The captain'and 49 of the crew of a British steamer have landed. They report that they were attacked by two submarines and sunk without warning. The submarines shelled the crew after they had entered the boats, killing two and wounding six. NORWAY'S LARGEST STEAMER SUNK. Received Oct. 18, 7.50 p.m. Christiania, Oct. 17. The Themis, Norway's largest steamer, tob torpedoed in the Mediterranean, rhe sailer Bethel was sunk in the North 3ea. Both crews arc missing. . AN ACT OF REVENGE. Athens, Oct. 17. It is universally believed here that the submarining of the Italian mail stamer Citta di Bari, in which 200 Greeks perished, including consular officials returning from Turkey via Switzerland, was ordered by Constantine as an act of revenge for his dethroning. THE FIRST STANDARD SHIP, Times Service. Received Oct. 18, 10,45 p.m. London, Oct. 17. In tht House of Commons, Sir' L. riiiozza' Money stated that three standard ships had been completed up to September 13. RESCUE OF VICTIMS. Received Oct. 18, 5.30 p.m. Melbourne, Oct. 18. The authorities report that an expedition left Papeete on October 10 md rescued the Seaddler's victims on Molpha Island."