ON THE SEAS

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13797, 6 February 1917, Page 7

ON THE SEAS

BLOCKADE RELIEF FOR NEUTRALS. FUETHER VICTIMS OF.HUN PIRACY.., (A. and N.Z, Cable Association and Beaters,). LONDON, February 4, A Govm,lll official message announces an alteration of the blockade of England allowing neutrals a. channel of twenty kilometres.west of,the Danish coast between the British and German danger zones. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON; February *(!•.. The sinkings include the Norwegian steamer Ileinland which was mined, seven of the crew being drowned, and the British steam trawler? Alexandra and Shamrock;

AMSTERDAM, February 4. Submarines that recently returned fo 1 Germany report that they sunk 21 ve;- 1 spls of a tonnage of 30,000. . ' LONDON, February 4. Sinkings include the Dutch vessel 1 Gama. and the British bargne Speedo- > nia. .. f (The Times' Service.) ■, AMSTERDAM, February 4, The German newspapers, in an inspired article warn the public, against exaggerated expectation of submarine frightfulness, The Socialist newspaper Yonvaerts declares that the Socialist party decline responsibility for frightfulness,

FRENCH TRANSPORT LOST. MOST OP THE TROOPS SAVED. (The Times ServirOi) PARIS, February 4 The Ministry of Marine announces that the Admiral Magon, conveying fIOO troop? to Salonika, was torpedoed bv a. submarine on January 21st and sank in Sen minute?, The convoying destroyer Arc assisted by another destroyer and seven trawlers, saved 809 of those on board. " The explosion killed the majority of the victims.