SUBMARINE WAR

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9618, 26 March 1917, Page 6

SUBMARINE WAR

DREADNOUGHT SUNK FRENCH VESSEL LOST. JJy Telegraph—Prc*a Association—Cop/rlgb* Australian and N.Z. Cable Asaociatlon, PARIS, Alarcb 25. • A French Dreadnought has been .sunk in the Mediterranean. FSEfIGH LOSSES A FURTHER DECREASE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, March 25. Tho French official shipping statement fur the week ended March 18th has boon issued. It deals with mer■thuntmen of over KX) tons, excluding fishing craft. Tho figures are as follow : Arrival* »20 Departures 91-1 SINKINGS. Over K.'llO tons 0 Under 1(500 tons 6 TORPEDOED DUTCH SHIPS COMPENSATION BY GERMANY REFUSED. ,Hy Telegraph —Press Association—Copjrrisln AD'trnlian it ml N’.Z Cable A.iociatlon, (Rceeived March ‘25. 5.5 p.m.) ROTTERDAM. March 24. The Government lias refused Germany's offer*- of compensation for the seven recently-torpedoed Dutch ships.

THE HEALDTON CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT. ißj- Telegraph—Press Adulation—Copyright Australian and KZ. Cubic Association. (Received Murcli 25, 11.35 p.m.) AMSTERDAM. March 24. The captain of the Henldton states ■that"two torpedoes wore fired at the «bip' while within the so-called safety aono. A boat containing twenty persons. including seven Americans, capsized. All wore drowned. Tho rest of tiio crow were saved. EFFECTJJN TRADE ’ AMERICAN EXPORTS FALL. 3jU>u tor's Tolosnaino. NSW YORK, March 23. Owing bo-the activity of submarines, the food exports of the United States: .for February wore reduced by a third. •Total shipments dropped from £120,150,000 to £03.300,000.