ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 January 1918, Page 4

ON THE SEA.

BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES. THE PRESENT TONNAGE. New York, Jan. 4. Mr. Charles Grasty, writing to the Now .York Times from London, Rays that he has learned from a high source that 'the tonnage of British ships of more than 1(100 tons before the war aggregated M,841,519. Tlu> losses, after deducting captures, purchases and new construction are 2,7."i0,000, and the present tonnage ' is 14,091,519, AN ITALIAN STATEMENT. HALF GERMANY'S SUBMARINES SUNK. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Jan. 6, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Jan. 5. Official.—The Allies have sunk nearly half of the German submarines that have been operating since the outbreak of war. THE ANTILLES INQUIRY. COMMANDER OF CONVOY REMOVED. A. and N.Z, Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Jan. 6, 5.5 p.m. New York, Jan. 14. Rear-Admiral Fletcher, in charge of the convoy system abroad, has been removed as the result of the Antilles investigation. THE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE ENEMY LINES EXCLUDED. Aub. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Jan. 6, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 5. i Anglo-French steamßhip lines trading in the North Atlantic have formed a conference known as the Atlantic Conference, with a view to an agreement upon passenger trade. The conference excludes enemy lines which were members before the war. NORWEGIAN AND DANISH LOSSES. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Jan. G, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, Jan. 5. There were 367 Norwegian ships, amounting to 566,000 tons, topedoed during 1917. Norway now possesses 1669 ships, totalling 2,096,000 tons, and lias under construction 127 ships, aggregatingf 91,000 tons.

There were 215 Danish ships, amounting to 223,912 tons, aunk, and 234 Danes were killed.