SHIPPING LOSSES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3149, 30 July 1917, Page 5

SHIPPING LOSSES

THE PRESENT RATE OF SINKING DOUBLE THE REPLACEMENT CAPACITY London, .Tub" 27. In the Houso of Ixirds, Lord Beresford stated that tho British, Allied, and neutral shipping losses totalled 4,009,000 tons to January, 1917, and another 4,000,000 tons had since been lost. Tho presont rate of sinking was equivalent to 8,000,000, tons annually. During tho first year of tho war, ho said, shipbuilding went down terrifically, and wo had not nearly begun to make up tho deficiency. He estimated tho replacement capacity at 4,000,000 a year, and forecasted a great shortage by April, 1918. -Tho "Tunes." U-BOAT MENACEJIMINISHING ENGLAND'S GREAT SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMME. New York, July 27. Tho United Press correspondent at Paris reports that Mr. Lloyd George stated that England will build four million tons of shipping in tho coming year. Tho U-boat menace is diminishing.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. ARMING BRITISH MERCHANTMEN 3000 SUPPLIED WITH GUNS. London, July 27. Dr. T. J. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, announced in tho Houso of Commons that 3000 British merchantmen were armed now, and many others are being armed each week. —Reuter. GERMAN SUBMARINE LOST RUNS AGROUND AND IS SET AFIRE BY DREW. Paris, July 27. A German submarine ran aground west of Calais, and tho crow landed, and were taken prisoner, after setting lire to tho vessel, whose petrol tanks wero previously opened.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TWO NORWEGIAN VESSELS SUNK (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) . Copenhagen, July 28. Tho Norwegian 6teamcS!P Thorsdal and a sailing vessel nanjed 'tho Vnarbud have been submarined and sunk, it is believed in the Arctic. Sea. Twenty of the Thorsdal's crew and all the crew of tho Vaarbud have been saved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DUTCH TUG IdTiGHTER SUNK (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, July 27. A German submarino sank tho Dutch tug Costzeo and a lighter. The crews wero landed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NUMBER OF SUBMARINES OPERATING ALLIED EFFORTS TO DESTROY THEM. (Rec. July 29, 5.5 p.m.) New York, July 2S. The "New York Times" Washington correspondent, on tho highest authority, states that the best'iiiforniation available to the Unitod States Government indicates that Gcrmnny is operating not moro than 200 submarines, and is turning out three or four submarines a week. The Allies are destroying on an average one a week. Every effort is centred on the co-ordination of the United States, English, and French Navies to increase the destruction as a set-off to the submarines. Naval officers seriously regard tho reports that Germany is producing 5000-ton subrnersibles. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.