THE PIRATES' TOLL

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 10, 11 January 1918, Page 5

THE PIRATES' TOLL

ANOTHER HEAVY WEEK. LONDON' January 10. A Britieh Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week ended January 0 gives the following figures, those in the last report being given in parentheses:— Arrivals 2,805 (2,111) Sailings 2,1-W (2,074) Sunk over 1600 tons... 18 (18) Sunk under 1600 tons.. 3 (8) Unsuccessfully attacked 11 (8) Fishing boats sunk .. 4 <-*-> (A. and N.Z. and Reuter.) The following table shows the month!} , losses since tho first regular report vu issued in February:—

OXE FRENCH SHIP SUNK. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, January 10. The following return gives the French shipping activity and losses for the week ended January 6, the figures for the previous week being shown in parentheses:—

Arrivals 057 (739) Departures 728 (756) Sunk over ICOO tons 1 (2) Bunk under IGOO tons... O (0) Unsuccesfully attacked. 4 (2) (A. and N.Z. and Reuter.)

TWO LARGE ITALIANS. ROME, January 10. For the week ended January 5 the arrivals in Italian ports numbered 122, and the departures 313. Two ships over 1,500 tons were sunk, and one was unsuccessfully attacked.—(A. and N.Z. and Renter.) EXTENDING THE ZONE. NEW AREA OFF CAPE VERDE. AMSTERDAM, January 10. A fresh extension of the German barred zone ie announced. It' concerns hostile bases on Cape Verde Islands nnd Dakar, on the adjoining coastal region of Africa, and also the barred tone at the Azores, which is extended to Madeira. Neutral veeeele at preeent in harbour in the new zone will not be attacked if they proceed to free seas by the shortest route by January 18. A sufficient period of grace will be allowed neutral ships entering the zone unknowingly.— (Renter.) German newspapers, commenting on the extension of the barred zone for shipping, states that extension is necessary because it has been discovered that the enemy has established points of support in places easily attainable by submarines. They also state that the extension of the southern frontier of the barred zone to 4,000 miles from Cuxhaven proves the increasing capabilities ot the submarines, and strengthens the German belief that the submarines will ultimately decide the war.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

Over UnsucceM1600 Under Total fully Month tons. 1800 tons. sunk, attacked. Feb. (week) IS G 22 15 March S2 41 123 TO April 115 38 153 SI May 73 3S 111 70 June 100 27 127 1M July 63 13 70 40 August ... as 12 80 44 September 64 10 83 58 October . . 57 20 77 16 November 33 23 .V5 2* Dec. 2 Iβ I 17 8 Dec. 0 14 7 21 11 Dec. 16 14 3 IT il Dec. 23 11 1 12 12 Dec. 30 IS 3 21 3 January 6 J8 3 21 *,u