ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

THE WEEK'S LOSSES. Received, Oct. 25, 10.55 p.m. London, Oct. 24. The British Admiralty-Teport on the submarine campaign for the week ended October 21 gives the following figures, those of last week's report being also given: This Last week week Arrivals 2648 2124 Sailings 2689 2094 Sunk over 1600 tons ... 17 12 Sunk under 1600 tons ... 4 . 8 6 Unsuccessfully attacked 7 5 The following table shows the total losses fof the 35 weeks since the regular report was first issued: Over Under Unsuc--1600 1600 Total cessful tons ton 9 sunk attacks

NEUTRAL VESSELS LOST. Copenhagen, Oct. £4. The Danish steamers Anglo Dane and Flynderborg have been mined during voyages from England. The Norwegian steamer Leander has been sunk by a submarine. The crew were rescued, except one. The steamer Ranfos, carrying corn for Belgian relief, has bean stranded on the Norwegian coast and is a total wreck. ALLEGED NEW SUBMARINE CRUISER. London, Oct. 24>. A writer in t{ie Daily Mail -declares that Germany is building numerous diving cruisers of fiOOO to 8000 tons, armed with Sin. guns. They will have a worldwide range and be %ble to submerge quickly. It was probably two of them that sank the North Sea convoys? They obviously add to the submarine peril, which is entering the third and most dangerous phase. CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN'S PROTEST. Christiania, Oct. 24.

Captain Amundsen, in a letter to the German Legation, returning the German decorations awarded him for Arctic and Antarctic explorations, explains that his action is a personal protest, as a Norwegian sailor, against the murders of peaceful Norwegian, sailors, particularising the destruction of the convoy in the North Sea.

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