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Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1917, Page 5

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SUBMARINE LOSSES. A STEADY DECLINE. Received Dec. 21, 1-2.20 a.m. London, Dec. 20. A Press Bureau oflicial diagram shows that the British, Allied, and neutral tonnage sunk has steadily declined, since June, until the sinkings from September to December 12 were lower than those for the' March quarter Another diagram indicate* the steady rise in tile number of submarines sunk. The total since September is nearly double the total for the March quarter. AN OLD CRUISED SUNK. THE SUBMARINE .DESTROYED. | Alls, and N.Z. Caible Assoc. and P"i f er. Received Dee. -20, 7.45 p.m. London, Dec. 10. A French commi,... l ii 6 states: The old cruiser Ohateau Renault, which was being utilised as a transport, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on December 14. Ten sailors' arc missing. Tlie submarine was destroyed. The CONVOY SYSTEM. CAUSES Dl-vIINUTfON IN LOSSES. London, Dec. ID. Tn the House of Commons, Sir L. G. Cbiozza Money said the general result of the convoy system was ft great diminution in losses. Only 2 per cent, of homeward cargoes were lost in November. He ariued that five British steamers were damaged in the Halifax disaster, and about two-thirds of the crews killed. | j 1 1 > • ' - ; | ' ; 1 , > ;