A DROP IN THE LOSSES
' THItiTY-FOUR ESCAPES IN THE WEEK
(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND REUTEB.) •• . . : LONDON, 9th May. •The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those of last week's report "being given in parentheses :
Arrivals • Departures • Sunk, over 1600 tons Sunk, under 1600 t0n5...... Unsuccessfully attacked — Fishing vessels sunk ......
... . 2374 • (2716) .„ 2499 (2690) ... : 24 (38) ... 22 (13) ... 34 . (24) ... . 16 (8)
A mine-sweeper was torpedoed and sunk on Saturday. Two officers and twenty men are missing. ' . An Italian naval communique states that during the week ending 6tn May, _ 464 ships arrived, and 436 sailed. Seven Italian steamers and eight sailing' ships were sunk. One steamer and two sailing ships were unsuccessfully attacked. ' , . ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 11 May 1917, Page 7
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120A DROP IN THE LOSSES Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 11 May 1917, Page 7
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