U.S.S. COAS. APARIMA TORPEDOED.

Grey River Argus, 24 November 1917, Page 3

U.S.S. COAS. APARIMA TORPEDOED.

SHIP GOES DOWN IN

5 MINUTES

•LIST OF RESCUED

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 23The Prime Minister received the fol low-intf. cablegratu Iroin Londou this mprnmg:^ — kegtet to advise that tlie Apariraa was toiliedoe din the English Channel and sank in live

minutes. • • The tollo wini-jr were safely landed — Cat tain- Doorly 3rd orhcer. Cooper, \v:rrelcss operator; Yipan, boatswain; seamen .Mcintyi^e, Fox, .Dwyer, MeKiunon; Cadets Adnandale, Clayton, Scantlebury, David, Williams, Suther land. Murray, Bevan Deuholm Adams Shakespeare, and Millwand ; Second K.iiftineer \V. B. Hirst, Tluid Engineer K. A. Gunn, Fourth Engineer H. H. Barars, Fifth Engineer N. SFleming, Sixth Engineer J. J. McKeegan, 'Seventh Engineer 11. M. Mays. Thirty-one Lascars were also saved, and as all boats accounted for urc. in the cable. It. is feared there is little hope of any further sui"vivors. 'J he ship was struck att^ . and the explosion was so severe that it is believed it is accountable for the majority of the casualties. There have been no change in the personnel of the crew since the vessel leit Auckland. , There, is _ 110 record of the entire crew in Wellington.

j The Aparimas crew in addition to these already telegraphed . as saved, included First Officer Davies, Second McDpnald, Cadet Tutor-Mr. Dalgleish wireless operator Milliiigtoii, Chief Engineer Kogergon, Chief btewaxd I ]\'l cKie. Second Steward Christian, Cadets McDonald, D ; - Williams, Me. Kenzie Newton I<. Marshall .Maesey Smith, Cadwalladei-, A. Marshall, Hoare. Ramsay, Townsend, Stancy, Bannatyne . "Bargrove,. Troutfoot, ?liaw, Calmers,. 2. Chinese and 2 Iniians on deck ,and '41 Indians in the stokehold, 16 Indian stewards. Of the. cadets most of them. were lads. Tlie Union -Co., states that tlie crew of the Apariina, when *he leff New Zealand, consisted of. the. nln.3t.Rr.' .4 officers, 7 engineers, 30 cadets, 2 wireless operators,, 7 able, seamen, and 3 stewards. Iv addition she carried J2 Chinese and £ Lascars on deck, .40 Lascars in< the stokehold, , and 10 Lascars as stewards, a grand' 'total of 115. Of these 2(5 EurypenaSj and 31 Lascars were saved, leaving 1 , 28 Europeaus and.oQ Lascars missing. The Prime Minister stated there were no passengers or troops on board the Apariina. We feel, as the . relatives arc already being communicated with, and the uews of flic sinking of the vessel has been made known, and as statements that all hand, shad been lost ,are already in, circulation, it ia better to publish, the facts. ' " .