SUBMARINE VICTIMS.

Evening Star, Issue 16677, 8 March 1918, Page 3

SUBMARINE VICTIMS.

LOSSES ABOUT STATIONARY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March & The Admiralty - supplies the following figures of shipping lor the week as relating to submarines, Which compare with the previous week as follow i —• Feb. 24. Mar. 3. Arrivals for week ... 2,274 2,015 Departures for week ... 2,398 2.209 Vessels over 1,600 tons sunk 14 12 Vessels under 1,600 tons sunk 4 6 Unsuccessfully attacked 9 6 Pishing vessels sunk ... 7 Australian and N.2/. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON. March 7. The French shipping statistics for the week are as follow:—Arrivals, 865; sailings. 748; sinkings, two vessels under 1,600 tons; unsuccessfully attacked, four, IRISH CHANNEL ROUTE. LONDON, March 7. The Cork Steamship Company’s packet Kertmare has been sunk by a submarine. Sir out of a crew of 26 hare been saved. In the House of Lords Lord Lytton, in replying to Lord Bcresford, stated that the shipping losses in the Irish Channel wore greater in 1913 than in any previous period of the war. The Government would shortly announce the time position in regard to ship building. JELLSGOH ANO'GEDDES. TntNDON, March 6. In the House of Commons an animated debate took place on the question of Lord Jellicoe'a dismissal ns First Sea I#ird. Sir Edward Carson, ex-First Lord of the Admiralty, in protesting against the resignation as a national calamity, said ho was not consulted as a member of the Cabinet. -D Bonar Law explained that the resignation was due to Sir Eric Geddcs’s advice. BELGIAN FISHER MURDERED. LONDON. March 7. The Central News has ascertained the 'details of the revolting murder of a Belgian fishing skipper last week. - A German submarine sighted his smack, and fired without warning, destroying the mast and sails, and wounding the skipper. The skipper was refused" quarter.* but was told that the crew could save their lives. The submarine approached and ordered fhe Belgians to put two Germans aboard with bombs. The Germans found the skipper wounded and helpless, and they shot him dead with a revolver in sight of the crow, among whom was the skipper’s son. The Belgians were then cast adrift in a cockleshell boat, but wore picked up after severe privations. THE IGOT2 MENDI. AMSTERDAM, March 6. The German Press are violently attacking Denmark for interning the ’ German prize crew on the Igotr. Mehdi, wrecked off Jutland. The Government have protested that this is an unfriendly act.