ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

A NAVAL MYSTERY. DEAD GERMAN MARINES, i " j FLOATING IN LARGE NUMBERS. Received Feb. 10, 1.55 ii.ni. Copenhagen, h'eb. 15. j Fishermen arriving ill Malnioe report passing a large number of bodies of German murines off the west coast of Sweden. Apparently they had not been lony in the water. ARMED ENEMY STEAMER. TORPEDOED BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE. Received Feb. 15, 8.5 p.m. Rome, Feb. 14. Ail Italian submarine on Tuesday torpedoed an armed enemy steamer near the island of Lussin. She was fiercely attacked by aeroplanes and destroyers, but returned safely. AUDACIOUS SUBMARINERS. ISLANDERS TAKEN AS HOSTAGES. Received Feb. 15, 8.30 p.m. London, Feb. 14. German submariners boarded boats containing the Ceferino's rescued, and landed them on the island of Hierfo. They demanded the delivery of two. Germans domiciled in the town. The Mayor replied that they were interned at Teneriffe. The Mayor and another official were then conveyed aboard the submarine as hostages, while the Germans telegraphed to Tenerille that they would be liberated when the internment was confirmed. BRITISH LOSSES London, Feb. 11. The British Admiralty report on the submarine campaign for the week ended February 10 _gives the following figures:— Th is Last week. week. Arrivals 2-201 23211 Sailings 2284 2375 Slink over IfiflO tons 11l 10 Sunk under KiOO tons .... !) 3 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 11 13 Three fishing boats were sunk this week. FRENCH RETURNS. Received Fob. 15, 10 p.m. Aus. mid N.Z. C' l l)U' Assoc. ;ind Renter. Loudon, Feb. 14. The French arrivals for the week were 891, and the sailings 841; sinkings, 1 over and 1 under 1600 tons; unsuccessfully attacked, one. ITALIAN RETURNS. Received Feb. 15, 8.30 p.m. Rome, Feb. 14. Italian official; Arrivals, 487; sailings, 431; sinkings, four steamers over 1500 tons and three sailers under 100 tons; one sailer was damaged. NORWEGIAN LOSSES. Received Feb. 15, 8.30 p.m. Christiania, Feb. 15. Of the Norwegian merchant tonnage, over a million tons have been lost owing to the war. 883 seamen were drowned. Fifty-three Norwegian ships, with crews numbering over seven hundred, are posted' as missing. About two-thirds of the latter are war losses. SPANISH INDIGNATION. Received Feb. 15, 8.30 p.m. Madrid, Feb, 14. Replying to Spanish protests, Germany has offered to intern the Pola for the duration of the war. This is, the submarine which lied from Cadiz. The Spanish press indignantly denounces the offer as a burlesque, a mockery and an insult.