ANOTHER SUBMARINE OUTRAGE BY THE ENEMY.
ITALIAN MAIL STEAMER CHASED AND SHELLED.
PASSENGERS FIRED UPON IN LOWERED BOATS.
TWENTY.EIGHT SURVIVORS ARRIVE AT MALTA. deceived 11 P»-> MALTA. August i. Twenty-eight survivors of the mail steamer Letimbro have arrived bere. The vessel carried a crew of 57, and 113 passengers, including women and children.
T.f A u submarine WaS observed four miles away. It chased the letimbro, shelling her continuously. When she was overtaken the letimbro B boats were lowered, whereupon the submarine shelled them, smashing five. It is believed that the occupants were drowned, and many were killed by shells.
W ooJ h a^ Ltimro IT " k ° a Steamer ° 2 210 tons - She ™ built by Blacker™ GoTdo ?'. G , lasw ' ™ 1883 and belonged to the Sicilian Steam Navigation Company, of Palermo. b
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16300, 5 August 1916, Page 7
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131ANOTHER SUBMARINE OUTRAGE BY THE ENEMY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16300, 5 August 1916, Page 7
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