MINESWEEPER SINKS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 39, 25 November 1939, Page 5

MINESWEEPER SINKS.

NOW IN SHALLOW WATER. SEVERAL OTHER VICTIMS. LONDON, November 24. The Admiralty announced that the minesweeper Aragonite was damaged by a mine close to the coast. Four ratings wore seriously injured. Tugs took off all the crew and attempted to rush the minesweeper to the beach, but she sank in shallow water.

A British ship has picked up seven of the 11 missing members of the crew of the Arlington. Court, which was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish: coast. Nine of the crew have been admitted to hospital. ■ The Sulby • the sinking of which was reported yesterday, was a. member of a trawling fleet off the Scottish coast on Tuesday when a submarine came: to the surface. The fishermen hauled in their nets and made off at full speed but tho submarine! sank the Sulby the Seasweeper and the Delphine. All of the crews, except five from the Sulby were saved. submarine: pursued the fleet, firing shells, but none was hit.

The ship Lowland lias been sunk in the North Sea. Nine are: missing. The six members of the crew who were rescued included the captain, who died fjrom injuries. Tho Dutch motor-vessel Togri, of 600 tons, Wjhich left Sweden on October 1, loaded with dynamite', lias not been heard of since. She carried a crew of nine.

LOSS OF JAPANESE LINER.

SHIPPING POLICY NOT CHANGED

TOKYO, November 23

Tho Ministry of Communications announced that Japan’s shipping policy was unchanged by the loss of the Torukuni Mam, but too many losses would cause the deletion of war zone ports. *