GERMAN INHUMANITY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 July 1916, Page 15

GERMAN INHUMANITY.

EVIDENCE OF A DANISH CAPTAIN. According to the "Kobenhavn," the wire of a captain of a steamer which left England for Spain last April lias received an interesting letter from her husband illustrntinn the methods of Herman submarine foiumaiiilers in their attacks on ships. When the Danish vessel, which belongs to v company on the Island of iMars, off the west roast of Jutland, was a little south of the Lizard n German submarine was observed overtaking a small steamer, which a moment later begun to sink, having apparently been torpedoed without warnHip. The Danish captain ordered a course to be steered towards the unfortunate victim of German "warfare" in the hope of savinj; some of the crew, bin the German submarine immediately signalled to tue vessel "keep back." so the Danish stoamcv was compelled t.. remain n whole hour idly watching the torpedoed vessel disappear without belnc able to ascertain its nationality or render the least assistance to the unfortunate crew. There was no sign of Uie later lieins eaveil, and no survivors were afterwards discovered, The date and Uie "Kobcnhavn," exactly coincides with ;lie disappearance of the Danish steamer Asker Kyg, which was reported sunk on April 7th.