ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15770, 11 December 1916, Page 7

ON THE SEAS.

BATTLESHIP LOST.

A FRENCH MYSTERY

(By Cable.—Preau Afwnr.iOinru—Copyright.) C&T»ti»lian «nd IT.Z. Crfile A«>ei»ManJ (Bcuter'B TelegEanaJ (Received December 10th, 8.20 p.m.) PARIS, December 9. An official messagß says:—"The battleship Suffercn left on November 24th for Jjaricnt, but lias not arrived, and it is feared that she is a total Joss." Tho Stmxxen -was of 12,527 tons displacement, and was built in 1899 at Brest. She carried 4 12in. guns,. 10 6.4 in., 8 3.9 in.. and 20 ]_Bin. Her compigment was 615 men.

GERMAN RAIDERS OUT. SEEN L\" THE ATLANTIC. (Received December 10th, 5.20 p.m.) LONDON, D«x::.'.bp r 0. The Admiralty states that German armed and disguised r.-vvchnntnicn wore .sighted in the North Atlantic on Monday. SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. A BIG LINER LOST. (AuatriliMi ar.d X.Z. Cab'* Association.) (Received December 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. December 9. Lloyd's reports that the Anchor liner Caledonia, of 0223 tons, is believed to* have been sunk. It is not known whether passengers were on board. Tlic following vessels have been sunk: —The Norwegian steamer Meteor (4211 tons), the Norvion (1920 tons), the Belgian Kiltier (23G0 tons), the Spanish Corona (1258 tons),'the Luciennc (1054 tons), and the Greek steamer Rpvres (33-37 tons). • T , h « Caledonia, of 9223 tons, was built in 1901, at Glasgow, for the Anchor Line. otherTsinkincs. (Received December 10th. 5!50 p.m.) LONDON, December S. Three Danish, two Spanish, one Russian, and one .rorwegian vessel were sunk to-day. THE LATEST LOSSES. (Australian and XZ. Cable .Association.) (Rcutcr'a TelcgramaJ (Received December 10th. 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 9. The following steamers have been suak:—The Danish vessel Sigurd (2119 tons), the British Avistan (3818 tons), and the oil tank steamer Conch (5620 tons). NORWAY'S LOSSES. (R'uter'e Telegrams.) (Received December 10th. 0.0 p.m.) CHRISTIANIA, December 8. It is officially stated that nineteen ' Norwegian vessels, of a tonnago of 32.993, were lost in November.

A NARROW ESCAPE. (Aoitralitn urf N.Z. Cable A*»ocia.ti©n.; (Received December 10th 5.20 p m ) . COPENHAGEN, December 8. A large German submarine attacked the Norwegian steamer Calaric, bound from America to England, and fired sereral shots. The Calaric was damaged, but escaped. Two of the crew were killed. Tho Norwegian steamer Stettin has been torpedoed. ALLEGED TRANSPORTS. GERMAN EXCUSES UNSATISFACTORY. (Received December 10th. 0.0 p.m.) WASHINGTON, December 8. Official "information states that the Marina was not a transport. MORE "NOTES." (Received December 10th, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, December 9. After Britain's advices that the Marina was not a transport, President Wilson and Mr R. Lansing conferred. It is not denied that there are serious aspects to tho situation, but it is not believed that the case will lead to a rupture. It is expected that President Wilson will either send a new Note or make oral representations to Germany, in which lie will indicate that tho exl planation that the Arabia and Marina were sunk on the presumption that they were transports is unsatisfactory. 'THE ARABIA. NEW YORK, December 8. The State Department is forwarding to England Germany's reply in the Arabia case, with a request that England should furnish the facts regarding the Arabia's status. This will necessitate several days' delay before the . American attitude is determined. ARMING MERCHANTMEN, AMERICAN COMPLICATIONS. CRtatet'a ItekgraaMj (Received December 10th, 5.45 p.m.) '< NEW YORK, December S. The "Tribune" publishes a London cable stating that tho British are arming merchantmen with hifh calibre guns to fight Bubmarinos. It is believed that Washington intends to regard them as war vessels, and in order to avoid this Transatlantic trade will go to Halifax instead of to New York. THE NAYY READY. JELLICOE'S SAD FAREWELL. ("Tha Tim**.') (Received December 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 8. Lady Jcllicoe, in opening the Naval Institute at Invergordon, read a message from Sir John Jcllicoe, saying that tho day he left tho Fleet was the saddest day of his life. Ho thinks constantly of his old comrades, and hopes they will speedily meet the enemy, knowing how great will be. their victory. |