ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15932, 20 June 1917, Page 7

ON THE SEAS.

THE SUBMARINE

MENACE.

NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSSES.

(By. Cable—Press Association—Copyrigiti.) (Australian and N.Z. Cabl* Association.) (Received June 19th, 6.45 p.m.) COPENHAGEN. Juno 18. The "Tidenstegn" statos that during the war tho Germans have submarined 562 Norwegian ships, of a total tonnago of 800,000. Tho casualties include 581 men and women killed. Furthermore, tho journal states, tho fate of many ships is unknown. It is estimated that the Norwegian merchant fleet has altogether lost about 1,000,000 tons of shipping sinco tho outbreak of war, and during tho same period from COO to 700 lives have been lost. BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK. TORPEDOED IN MEDITERRANEAN. 63 PERSONS MISSING. (Australian and N.Z, Cablo Association.) (Eeivtor's Tclwikm.) (Received June 19th, 6.45 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 18. An enemy submarine sank tho British transport Cameronian on Juno 2nd, in tho eastern Mediterranean. There was a small numbor of troops aboard. Fifty-two of tho troops and .11 of tho crow, including tho captain, aro missing. Tho Cameronian was a steel screw steamer of 5861 tons. Sho was built in 1913 and was ono of the Leyland Company's fleet. JAPANESE ACTIVITY. Tho High Commissioner reports: LONDON, Juno 18 (6.40 p.m.). A Japanese flotilla probably sank a submarine in tho Mediterranean on Tuesday. Ths above message presumably refen to the recent announcement of the Jap. anese Naval Attache in London ;hat one of tho Japanese destroyer flotillas, on June 11th, engaged enemy submarines in the Mediterranean. Tho ro- - suit of tho-onoountor was unknown. post-waiTshippenkj. A MINISTERIAL WARNING. (Australian r*"* N.Z: Cable Association.) (Router's Telegrams.) (Received Juno 19tli, 8.60 p.m.) I/ONDON, Juno 18. The Minister ip charge of Shipping Cohtrol (Sir Joseph, Maolay) warns those who aro arranging to charter British vessels after tho war that ho is unable to give an >assuranco thatnational requirements "will permit of thoir arrangements being carried out

THE- ppyER CASTLE. SURVIVORS 1 STORIES. (Australian and N.Z. Oftbl? Af*oo»'i • (Received Juno 20th, 12.30 ft*tn>) , » . PARIS, Juno 19. 7 Tho survivors of tho Dover Castjo have • They stato that it was a beautiful calm night when the yessel was torpedoed. The <irst Tfarni n g wag an explosion,'which ripped ® groat holo in the vessel, and killed six stokehole hands. A comrade dragged out another fireman with a broken jaw and shoulder, and covorcd with bruises and cuts from head to foot.

The oflicors and dpct<>?R with th© utmost courage directed the rescue wofl of tho six hundred founded. were armless and hobbling about swathed in bandages. - • There was great relief when it was announced that all tho survivors had been transferred. There were no nurses on board tho Bhip, which dived by the head after tho second torpedo hit her. The Dover Castle was torpedoed and 6unk on May 20th.