SUBMARINES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 2 November 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINES

ANOTHER AMERICAN TRANSPORT TORPEDOED

VESSEL REACHES FOREIGN POST. i (Australian and "N.Z. Cablo Aasociation) Not. 2, 10.5 A.m.) - WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. The United States transport Finland, homeward bound was torpedoed and has returned to a foreign port under her own steam. There was no loss of life. The Finland was under escort. Neither torpedo nor submarine was sighted.

BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES

EIGHTEEN VESSELS SUNK,

LONDON, Oct. 31. ? The Admiralty report .on th« submarine campaign during the week wives the iollowing figures, those of last week's report being given in parepArrivtals 2285 (2648) Departures 2321 (2689) Sunk— Over 1600 tons 14 -(17) Under 1600 tons 4 ; (8) Unsuccessfully attacked 1 (7) Th© following table gives the details of the weekly statements issued br the British Admiralty in regard to the losses under the submarine campaign. The date opposite eaoh sdt of figures does not mean that the -figures are for the week ending on that date, but it is- the date on which the figures are cabled: —

FRENCH BOSSES

>(Rec. Nov. 2, 10.5 a.m.J (LONDON, IjTov. 1. French shipping returns ishow the arrivals 638 and sailings 795. Tlhe sinkings were two .above and one below 1600 tons; four vessels were unsuccessfully attacked.

ITALIAN. FIGURES.

(Australian and N,Z. Cable Association and Reuter.) '(Rec. Nov. 2, 10.5 a.m.) ISTov. 1. Italian official shipping returns for the week show that there were 439 arrivals and 376 departures. Two steamers were sunk, and one escaped after being attacked.

AMERICAN LOANS TO BRITAIN

<(Rec. Nov. 2, 10.5 aim.) . LONDON, Nov. 1. The United States has loaned England 435,000,000 dollars.

NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR

OPPOSITION TO HEROES HERTLING

(Australian and N.Z. 'Cable Associ^i<jiQjj),-j? IiONDiQEF, Novf ;l,~ r , The Daily Chronicle.'s Amsterdam! correspondent states that HelPt 1 Hertling Ends the Chancellorship difficulties insuperable. The majority)' of the representatives declared) themselves against 'Hertling, because he opposed.% Alsace-Lorraine being made a Federal State and also opposed all kinds of parliamentary government. It is repoyW ed that a plot exists to put forward many impossible candidates in effort to exhaust the Kaiser's patience i and * secure Bethmann-Hollweg s to office.

NATURALISATION QUESTION

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)

(ißec. Nov. 2, 11.10 a.m.V LONDON, Nov. 1. Sir O. Cave, in the House of Commons, said that the "Naturalisation Commission's report had been -embodied in a Bill, comes of which had been senttoTTie dominions for an opinion, as the Dominions were directly interested. The Government will deal with the subject at the earliest possible moment.

NORWAY AND GERMANY

A STRAIGHT NOTE.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). (Rec. Nov. 2, ll.lCt a.m.) •CHRISTIANTA, Nov. 1. , Norway has sent a Not© to. Germany declaring that the Norwegian people regard the destruction of the convoy and the torpedoings of Norwegian ships as a violation of the laws of humanityNEW ZEALANDER KILLED. (Rec. Nov. 2, 11,10 a.m.) LONDON, Anthoney Ren die, Second 1 Lieutenant, Devons, late' of Ashburton, New Zealand, has been killed in action.

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