SHIP LOSSES.
MORE U-BOAT VICTIMS.
Sinking Of Two Neutral
Vessels.
22 SUBS. DESTROYED? United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LOXDON, October 17. It is reported from Oslo that the entire ship's company of the Norwegian steamer Lorentz W. Hansen, numbering 21, was saved after she had been sunk in the North Atlantic. No particulars are given. An earlier London cable stated that the Danish steamer Silieien has arrived at Stornowav, in the Hebrides, with 27 survivors from a <!reek ship which was sunk by a submarine in the Atlantic. Seven of the survivors were injured and two of the crew jjaiT Deen killed. A Belgian oil-tanker lias landed 32 members of the crew of the British steamer Sneaton, of .S»>77 tons, sunk by a submarine in the Atlantic last Saturday. A fireman was killed. It is also officially stated in Paris that at least one of the submarines responsible for the week-end sinkings of French ships has been sunk. The French radio states that the total of German submarines sunk is 22. The French Xavy held 25,000 tons of goods destined Tor Germany in the second week of October. A German pilot boat was blown up when she hit a German mine south of Oresund, and some of the crew were rescued, says a message from Copenhagen.
CANDOUR PRAISED.
Promptness Of The British
Announcements.
WHAT LOSSES REALLY MEAN
British Official Wireless. ('Received 2 p.m.)
KUGBY, October 17
The French Press has been comment-" ing with approval on the promptness and candour of the British announcements, whether the news is good or bad from the British point of view. Thus the British Admiralty at once told the world of the loss of the aircraft carrier Courageous and the battleship Royal Oak.
In connection with these losses it is being pointed out ill naval circles here that the loss of one out of Britain's six aircraft carriers, means in terms of tonnage the total is reduced from 122,000 to 100,400 tons, while five other aircraft carriers are in various stages of construction.
In capital ships Britain has lost one old vessel out of lier total of 15. or 25),1;>0 tons out of 474,700, while seven new capital ships are being built.
GERMANS MUTINY.
Crew Refuses To Leave Port
In South America.
NAZI CONVOY PROMISED. (Received 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 17. A message from Bogota, capital of Colombia, says that the German crew of the steamer Helgoland mutinied when ordered to sail for Hamburg, claiming that there was danger of being sunk by an Allied warship. It is reported the German Admiralty is providing an unnamed destroyer to accompany the Helgoland. The master asked the authorities to quell the mutiny.
SHIP LOSSES.
Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 246, 18 October 1939, Page 7
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