ON THE SEAS.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLIII, Issue 33, 24 October 1916, Page 6

ON THE SEAS.

SINKING OF THE ALAUNIA. CARRIED NO MUNITIONS. NEW YORK, Oct. 20. ' The Cunard Office states that the Alaunia carried no munitions. Many Americans were among the paesengers. Pour of the crew were drowned. The Cunard Company's liaer ALa/uaia, of 13,405 tons, bound from New York to Falmouth, with 200 passengers aboard, struck a mine in the English Channel. After landing her passengers, at Falmouth she sank. The Alaunia was built in 1913, and. her speed was 14 knots. j GERMAN CRUISER TORPEDOED. Tin- High Commissioner reports un- | der date Lomlou, October 21: — A British submarine torpedoed a : German cruiser of the Kolberg class on ! Thursday. The latter vanished home- ' wards in evident difficulties. I [The Kolberg class has a main aima- I ment of 12.4 in guns. The tonnage is " •1300, power '20,1X10 i.h.p., anfl b«t speed j 26 knots.] j