THE PIRATE WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2527, 30 July 1915, Page 5

THE PIRATE WAR

MORE STEAMERS AND TRAWLERS

TORPEDOED

THE LEELANAW INCIDENT

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times' 1 and Sydney "Sun." Services.) London, July 28. The British' steamer Hogarth was torpedoed off Aldcburgh, 011 the Suffolk coast. A passing steamer rescucd eight of those aboard. Twelve aro missing. Two Lowestoft trawlers wore blown up by a submarine's bombs. The crews were landed. A Norwegian steamer brought in to Blythe tho crews of tlio Swcdisli steamer Emma, and the Danish schooner Maria, submarined in the North Sea. Copenhagen, July 28. 'A' submarine burned the Swedish steamer Madonna, • timber-laden - from Halmstad to Hartlepool. ' LATEST VICTIMS. (Rec. July 29, 9.20 p.m.) ? London, July 29. | The steamer Mercara, iron-laden from* Bilbao to West Hartlepool, has been, sunk. It is supposed that 6lic was_ tor-' pedoed. The creiv had just time to jump into the water. Passing vessels rescuedlthem. A submarine destroyed four vessels. The crew of the Emma were qrst taken 011 board, and the submarine's two torpedoes were fired at the-Emma. . Subsequently tho Maria and two Danish sailers arrived at the scene, and the Germans took off the crews, drenched the boats with oil, and ignited them . Later tho submarine met a Norweigian,j steamer and transferred tho four crews'J to her. (Rec. July 30, 1.25 a.m.) London, July 29. The vessels burned at Longstono include. tho Danish sailers Elna. and Neptunus. A submarine burned the Norwegian barque Saghedalen in. tho North Sea. The vessel carried timber for Middlesborough/ LOSS OF LIFE BY PIRATE , ATTACKS. AN .OFFICIAL ESTIMATE. (Rec. July 29, 10.45 p.m.) London, July 29. Dr. Macnamara (Secretary to the Admiralty) states that up till July 27, approximately 155G persons had been Jellied by submarine attacks on British merchantmen, and twenty-two through attacks on neutrals.