ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1918, Page 6

ON THE SEA.

- BUTTON'S SURVIVORS' STORY. London, June 6. A German steamer shelled the Glasgow steamer Jilfaston in the Atlantic., The Ellaston fought until her ammunition was exhausted, when the crew took to the boats. The submarine sank the ship and deprived one lifeboat of water, sails, and ail the oars except two; bat the boat managed to reach Las Palmaa after nine days' sufferings. The other lifeboats were not molested and were picked up. SINKING OF DUTCH VESSEL. , Amsterdam, Jtme 7. The Koningin Regentes was mined and sunk fifteen miles from Leman Bank. Sir G. Cave and the other members of the British delegation are safe. Four stokers are missing. The hospital slop Simloro, answering the distress wireless, carried out the rescue. There were no prisoners of war on board. STATEMENTS BY CAROLINA SURVIVORS. New York, June 6. Survivors of the Carolina report that the captain of the U-boat boasted that he had sunk seven vessels on Sunday and four on Monday. He was prepared to place 40 men on board the Carolina and to convert the steamer into a raider, but feared capture owing to the S.O.S. signals. The U-boat's guns were fl!n.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc; U-BOAT SUPPLIES. • Washington, June 9. The Navy Department intercepted wireless code messages from the German Admiralty, via Nauen, to the Üboats on the American coast. The department received information that the U-boats may be supplied by ships meeting them in mid-ocean.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. -

AMERICAN LOSSES. New York, Jtme 6. Altogether 14 ships have been sunk, of a tonnage of 20,000. A new feature is the sinking of neutral vessels. The Norwegian steamer Eidsvold, not Gibbs, was sunk off Virginia Cape on Tuesday evening. The captain of the French steamer Radioline reports that a U-boat opened fire at long range. The Radioline tried to mask the approach of an American destroyer, but the U-boat, saw the warship and submerged. One U-boat was lying alongside a schooner when sighted. It" is reported that ten mines have been picked up off the coast. It is believed that Ulsl and L 37 are heading southwards. The total missing from the Carolina is 25. There is no trace of the crew of the steamer Desanss, which was found derelict.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. ENEMY SUBMARINE LOSSES. Washington, June 0. Mr. Swanson, acting-chairman of the Senate Naval Committee, states that the Allies have destroyed 60 per cent, of all the German submarines built, and reduced by one-half the Allied shipping losses. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK. Received June 8. 5.5 p.m. New York, June 7. The Norwegian steajner Vinwandwas torpedoed and sunk off, Virginia Cape. Nineteen survivors were landed.—(Press Assoc.