SUBMARINE VICTIMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 35, 9 February 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE VICTIMS.

BELGIAN RT—T-ef SETAMER. ONE OF CREW SAVED. UNAWARE OF BLOCKADE. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, February 8. The Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse was torpedoed while she was on, her wav to Rotterdam. She should have arrived ! at Falmouth in the beginning of February | to obtain the special flags protecting I steamers of the Relief Commission. As the Lars Kruse was on the high seas the ' owners were unable to inform the ship j of the new German measures, and the' vessel was torpedoed. ' There was only one survivor. ' SIX BRITISH STEAMERS. FOUR NEUTRAL VESSELS. MEN KILLED AND MISSING. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) ! (Received 10.20 a.m.} | LONDON, February 8. The British-steamers St. Ninian (3,026 tons) and Prince of Newcastle have been sunk; Seve»t„n. of the creWs'are missing. One man died after landing. Other losses include the British steamer Saxon Briton (1,337 tons). Two of the crew were killed. The steamer Azul (3,074 tons) is believed to have been sunk. There are twelve survivors. Other losses are British steamers Cliftonian (4,303 tons) and Palm Leaf, the Swedish steamer Beavalia (1,519 tons)," and the Norwegian sailing vessels Wasdale (1.85S tons), Hongdal (2,08 tons), and Thorsecond (2,144 tons).