SECOND WEEK'S STATISTICS

Nelson Evening Mail, 19 February 1917, Page 5

SECOND WEEK'S STATISTICS

OVER 200 LIViES LOST. Australian and N.Z. CaWe Association.. LONDON, Feb. 16. The British steamer Margarita and the trawlers Ashwold, Ireland, King Alfred, and Mary Bell, and the sailing ship (Percy Ray were sunk. The latter's master was made a prisoner. A total of 103,097 tons of shipping was sunk during the second week, of which 20,149 was neutral, principally Norwegian. The total for the~fortnifftit was 202,202 tons, of which 48,000 tons was-neutral.

The known lives lost were over 200. including 50 neutrals, principally. Norwegians and Greeks. Feb. 17.

The British steamers Hopemoor (3740 tons) and Afton (1166 tons) have been sunk.

Mr Massey, in an interview, said he was authoritatively informed that the submarines were being effectively opposed. New Zealand might suffer somewhat through -want of tonnage, but sufficient was availaible to carry her main products. . Feb. 18.

/The sinking is reported of the British steamers Leonhardt, iMarion iDabon and Queenswood, the smack Friendship and the dredger Leven. Three of the Queenswood's crew were killed and one was wounded. .

(Published in The Times.)

LONDON, Feb. 17.

The British steamer Lady Ann was mined. Two of the crew were killed, and five are, in hospital. The captain, four officers and four men are missing. (Rec. Feb. 19, 9-25 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 17. ' A British officer and twenty-seven of the Chinese crew of the Netherlee, torpedoed on the 12th, have landed. The explosion killed the engineer and a greaser. The survivors drifted for several days in bitter cold.

FRENCH SHEERING MAINTAINED, fAustralian and N.Z. Cable Association.

PARIS, Feb. 16

The average arrivals and' departures have been maintained at French ports since the Ist of February. Britain's reduction of insurance rates is expected to"entice more from harbours. A 6000ton neutral ship engaged in carrying coal to Italy from" Britain is now able to make £170,000 a year profit.

AMERICAN ENGINEER AMD GASP- '•• TUROP SUBMARINES.

(Reuter'n T«l««rr*?na.> IX>NJDON, Ffcb". 17,

Router's Baltimore repots that an engineer of the American Bteamer iM'ongolia, who has arrived there, states that while at Plymouth he counted 18T7 captured submarines, including the -Deutschland. Captain Koenig and the crew of the I>eutschland are in gaol.

LHAIWNKJ FOR BRAZIL. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Aaeociatioa.) ROME, Feb. 16. The Brazilian warship" Leara, which •was built in Italy, is leaving for Brazil. It has been ordered to follow the usual route. SEVENTY BOURS IN A BOAT WITHOUT -FOOD. (Australian and N.Z. Gabl» Association.) LONDON, Feb. 16. Nine of the crew of the torpedoed trawler Ashwold! experienced terrible sufferings. They were for 70 hours in a, boat with only three tins of corned -beef and some bilgewater. Most ol them were frostbitten when rescued. The Germans took the skipper prisoner.