ON THE SEA.
J SINGING OF THE ANTILLES. FIFTY- TO SIXTY LIVES LOST. Received Oct. 20, 5.5 p.m. New York. Oct. 25. The Sun's correspondent at a French port interviewed survivors of the Antilles. It is estimated that from flftv to sixty are dead. The crew wore preservers, otherwise the death roll would have been heavier. The sea was rough and three lifeboats were overturned. "Scores of men, including a brigadier-general, clung to the wreckage and were picked up after two hours. Many jumped into the sea and were sucked under. There were many thrilling escapes. Meanwhile the convoy unavailingly searched for the U-boat. , The ship was torpedoed at seven in the morning. Many were killed in their berths. Six men, returning wounded, were first lowered into the lifeboats. The vessel's stern rose almost perpendicular. Many jumped from a height of sixty feet. The crew showed the utmost heroism. Washington, Oct. 25. . It is announced that two of those killed on the Antilles were naturalised Americans, whose parents were livino- i n Germany. " The destroyer Cassio, whilst in European waters, although torpedoed and with one engine disabled, continued to search for the U-boat till nightfall. ESCAPE OF RUSSIAN FLEET. GERMANS OUT-MANOEUVRED OR ANOTHER MUTINY, Received Oct. 20, 10 p.m. London, Oct. 25. The escape of the Russian fleet from' the trap in Riga Bay i 3 regarded as a remarkable feat, as twenty second-class Russian warships eluded sixty German warships, including super-dreadnoughts. It is interpreted that either the Russians out-manoeuvred the Germans or the latter had another mutiny, seriously affecting the German morale. THE SINKING OF NEUTRAL SHIPS. GERMANY 'BLAMES THE VESSELS. Received Oct. 20, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 25. _ Replying to neutral indignation at the sinking of Scandinavian ships in the North Sea raid, a German official statement asserts that the vessels themselves are to blame for sailing under convoy and attempting to escape. Anyhow, they w<?re navigating the barred zone, despite the warning given last February. The statement attempts to deny the shelling of the boatß. ONLY ONE FRENCH SHIP LOST. London, Oct. 25. The French Admiralty reports as follows on the losses from submarines during the past two weeks i-*- ' This Last week week Arrivals ■;-? 980 855 Sailings X 032 849 Sunk over IGOO tons ■ 0 1 Sunk under 4000 tons ..., 1 1 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 4 5 TOE ITALIAN LOSSES. London, Oct. 25. Italian official: There have been 427 arrivals and 414 departures. One steamer over 1500 tons and three under 1500 tons have been sunk, and one unsuccessfully attacked.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1917, Page 5
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