THE SUBMARINE ASSASSINS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15313, 29 July 1915, Page 7

THE SUBMARINE ASSASSINS.

RAID ON FISHING FLEET.

TEN TRAWLERS SINK. (By Cable— Frc*a A/wocialion.—Copyright.) LONDON, July 2". A submarine raided tho Faroe fishing bank, and shelled the trawlers without warning. Tlu> crew jeered at the fishermen, shouting. "We have nice little torpedoes for Churchill and Grey." It is already known that nine trawlers were sunk. Their crews wero"picked up by other trawlers after spending forty-five hours in boats m the open sen. Tho fate of other trawlers is unknown. LONDON, July 27. A submarine sank tho Hull trawler Honoria in the North Sea. The crow of twelve landed at Kirkwall. Tho Honoria was a steam trawler of 179 tons register, built in IS9G and owned' by Hellyer's Steam Fishing Co., Ltd., of' Hull. IN THE NORTH SEA. SUBMARINE AND ZEiPELIN ACTIVITY. (Received July 2Sth, 10 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, July 28. Concurrent with tho submarine activity, greater Zeppelin activity is roported from the North Sea. ATTACKS ON NEUTRAL SHIPS. FOUR SCANDINAVIAN SAILERS BURNT. DANISH STEAMER SUNK. AMSTERDAM, July 27 A German submarine set fire to the Norwegian timber-laden barque Harboe, bound from Christiania to Sunderland, and gave the crew flvo minutes to escape. A trawler landed them at Ymuiden. The captain sa.v j three other vessels burning in the j vicinity. HAVRE, July 27. Reports confirm the burning of two Norwegian and one Swedish vessel, in addition to tho Harboe, by a submarine. • COPENHAGEN, July 27. A .submarine sank the Danish steamer Nogill. Tho crew lias landed at WUhe'mshaven. The Nogilj was a small steamer of 214 tons register, owned in Copenhagen. The Harboe was a small wooden barque of 388 tons gross register, built in 1878, and owned by H. J. Stangbye, of Christiania. • NORWEGLVN STEAMER SEIZED. GERMAN PRIZE OF WAR. (Received July 28th, 8.10 p.m.) COPENHAGEN. July 28. Tho Norwegian steamer Anvers,*tim-bcr-ladon from Fredrikstad for England, was seized by the Germans and taken into Cuxhaven, The- Anvers is a thirty-two-year-old iron steamer of 860 tons gross register, built at Dundco in 1883, _and owned by Fred Olsen. of Christiania. STILL ANOTHER. BIG NORWEGIaFsTEAMER SUNK. (Received July 29th, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. A German submarine sank the Norwegian steamer Fimrcite, bound from Newfoundland to Hull with a cargo of iron oro. Her crow landed nt Stornoway. The Fimreite was a cargo steamer of 3819 tons gross register, built at Middlesbrough in 1900, and owned by Andr. Olsen, of Bergen. BRITISH MERCANTILE MABINE ITS SERVICES TO THE NATION. A WELL-MERITED TRIBUTE. (Received July 28th, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 28. Sir Edward Ham, speaking at the annual meeting of the London Shipowners' Society, said that whatever criticism might be made of Britain's preparedness for war, her merchantmen were rcadv to meet all demauds, and instantly available, for world-wide service.. The work of tho British mercantile marine came noxt in importance, valour, and devotion to tho Nnvy. Without its aid the splendid achievements of our fighting forces would have been impossible, and it had maintained our economic life with resourceful courage. Tho charge which had been made that shipowners were charaing excessive, freights was unjustifiable. From the commencement of I 1910. the Transport Department of the Admiralty had, by mutual agreement ! with tho* shipowners, secured all the | tonnaco reouired for national service j at half the ruling rates.