ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

BRITISH LOSSES. AN UPWARD 'TREND. London, .Tan. 3. The British Admiralty report 011 the ' lubaarine campaign for the week ended December 29 gives the following figures: This Lust " week. week. Irtftalg 1 2111 ill! ■Sailings 2074 2-iflO Sunk over 1600 tons l-l II Susk'under 1000 tons 1 attacked .. S 12 T~ Over L'nder tTn-"r----1 COO IflOO Total cessful i: v 1 tons tons sunk attacks tVeelJ efmmg—

FRENCH LOSSES. ' London, Jan. 3. The French shipping returns are as allows:' This Last week. week. irrivalg 736 981 Departure* 756 892 Losses over 1800 tons 2 0 Losses under 1000 tons 0 1 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 1 1 THE ITALIAN REPORT. London, Jan. 3. Italian .official. —The sinkings were one steamer over* 1500 tons and one sailing vessel under 100 tons. Two steamers wett unsuccessfully attacked. EFFECTIVE WORK. BY MINE SWEEPERS. London, Jan. 3. An authoritative source states that 087 mine sweepers employed around the British iic* have swept up 4619 mines in 1917, and about 9000 since the outbreak of War. They are sweeping an ivcrage of 2000 miles daily, and between 16,000: #nd 20,000 men are involved in ttW operations. Sinking of the Antilles. VERDICT AT ENQUIRY. Washington, Jaii. 3. The Court of .Inquiry found that the tAnsport Antilles was sunk owing to

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