HUNS.
SHELL ESCAPING BOATS. THE ACT OF A SUBMARINE
[Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.]
Malta, August 4
Twenty-eight survivors of the mailboat Letimbro have arrived. The vessel carried 57 of a crew and 113 passengers, including women and children.
A submarine was observed four miles away, which chased the Litimbro, shelling her continuously. When she overtook the Letimbro, the latter lowered her boats, which the submarine shelled, smashing five. It is believed that the * occupants were drowned. Many persons were killed by tho shells.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 3012, 5 August 1916, Page 2
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82HUNS. Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 3012, 5 August 1916, Page 2
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