SINK AT SIGHT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16666, 11 April 1916, Page 5

SINK AT SIGHT

GERMANY'S LATEST SUBMARINE THE PERISCOPE ABOLISHED. AMSTERDAM, April 9. The German Admiralty is rapidly constructing submarines capable of keeping closer to the surface than the usual type, because the periscope has been abolished, and lenses and mirrors are built into the hull on both sides to enable observations to be taken. The enemy are unable to detect the presence of the submarines until they are near them.

WITHOUT WARNING,

CASE OF THE ZENT.

. THE SIMLA AND CHANTALA. MALTA, April 9. Both the Simla and the Chantala were sunk without warning. The explosions killed 11 of the Simla's lascar firemen and eight of the Chantala's lascar firemen. The remainder of the crews escaped. There were no passengers aboard the Simla. ■ "_

SUNK WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL OF THE CREW KILLED. LONDON, April 9. (Received April 10, at 5.5 p.m.) A steward on the Zent (a British steamer which was sunk by a German submarine) states that she was torpedoed at 10 o'clock at night, and the explosion killed many stokers. Lifeboats were quickly lowered, and the crew jumped in, but unfortunately they were unable to shove off quickly enough. The ship turned over, the masts crashing on to the boats. Two were capsized, and several persons were killed. The crew in one boat were all loit. Those who were saved held on to the keel of the upturned boat for seveial hours, until they were rescued. The ship was not warned, and sank in two minutes.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. LONDON, April 10. (Received April 10, at 10.30 p.m.) The British' steamer Adamton (2304 tons, built in 1904) has been sunk.