SINKING OF THE FALABA
LORD MERSEY'S JUDGMENT ByTelegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' ' London, July 8. Lord Mersey's .judgment in regard to the . sinking of the steamer Falaba by Germans statos that thero were more than, sufficient lifeboats, all of which wore iu good order. The cargo "included thirteen..tons of cartridges and gunpowdor.. -That amount did not exceed what was usual m peace time. The Falaba was' unarmed, and the submarine did ribt give those aboard the steamer a reasonable opportunity to enter the boats. The opportunity was, in fact, so inadequate, that Lord Mersey was driven- to the conclusion that the submarine's captain ainied at sacrificing the lives of tlio passengers and crew.. There was evidence of laughing and jeering aboard the submarine while the Falaba's people,were struggling for their .lives.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 6
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