MURDEROUS ATTACK BY PIRATES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3184, 7 September 1917, Page 5

MURDEROUS ATTACK BY PIRATES

ON ENGLISH WATERING PLACE CROWDED BEACH SHELLED London, September 5. A British official message states: "A submarine appeared off Scarborough yesterday evening and fired thirty rounds. Half fell on the iand, und three people were killed and five ir.jured. The damage dono was slight.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Eec. September G, 7.(0 p.m.) London, September 5. ■The submarine appeared ou , Scarborough at seven o'clock in tho evening and opened lire when two miles from the shore. A dozen shells fell on the seashore, wliich was crowded with visitors. Others fell in the town. British mine6w«epers returned tho fire, and the f-üb-nwrine submerged and disappeared.in a few minutes.—Reuter.

THE WEEK'S LOSS IN BRITISH SHIPPING INCREASE IN BIG SINKINGS. (Bee. September C, 9.40 p.m.) London, Soptember G. The Admiralty's report on the submarine campaign during tho week gives tho following figures, those at last week's report being given in parentheses:— Arrivals 2384 (2G29) Departures ; 2132 ,'2680) Suuk, over lliOO tons 20 ' (IS) Sunk, under 1600 tons 3 (5) Unsuccessfully attacked ... 9 :0) Fishing vessels sunk 0 (0) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

ITALIAN SHIPPING LOSSES. (Eec. Soptomber G, 9.J0 p.m.) London, Septsmber (i. Iho Italian shipping losses for the week ending September 3 were us follow (last week's figures being given in parentheses): Arrivals 506 (583) Departures MS (587) Steamers sunk 3 (1) Sailing vessels sunk 1 (2) Unsuccessfully attacked 1 (1) —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter.

HOW THE ENEMY WORKED THROUGH THE BRITISH MINEFIELD Copenhagen, September 5. , A hundred mines and much wreckago have been washed up on the coast of .Tutland. Survivors of the four German, trawlers described their methods. Thoy worked in pairs, with great steel nets between the vessels, for the purpose cf breaking through the British minefield. Two submarines accompanied the steamers, moving slowly as the mines were removed. Several, submarines at varione times had thus traversed the minefield. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE MINE-SOWERS GEESrANS USING SIL4.LL BOMBS DIFFICULT TO SIGHT. Copenhagen, September 5. The Germans are 'scattering a new leind of floating mine, consisting of a email bomb, which can only bo sighted with difficulty, and which explodes on the slightest contact.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OCEAN BOMB FIENDS £5000 REWARD FOR CUMBERLAND'S DESTEOTEBS. (Rec. September 6, 11.25 p.m.) Brisbane, September 6. The Queensland Government has added .£IOOO to tho reward already offered for information leading to the conviction of thoso who were responsible for the explosion which icsulted in (he 1.-6S of the Cumberland off Gabo Island. The total reward is now iKiOOO.—Press Assn.