SUBMARINES AND MINES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17084, 16 August 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINES AND MINES

BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK. FORTY-SIX MEN SAVED. Australian an 3 ft.Z. Cable Association and \ Keuter. Thft ArW LONDON, August 14. . -ine Admiralty announces that a British en mined and sunk in the North Sea.. The captain, two officers, arid ho men were saved. ENEMY SUBMARINE RAMMED. SEVERELY DAMAGED. AustraGan and N.Z. Cable Association. _ AMSTERDAM, August 14 (Received Aug. 15, at 5.5 p.m.) ' Iwo German torpedo-boats toweda lanre submarine to Zeebrugge. The submarine was rammed m the North Sea, and was severely damaged. ' as UVES LOST IN BRITISH VESSELS. The Times. T ~ __ LONDON. August 14. In the House of Commons, Mr G. H Roberts, Parliamentary Secretary to fhp Board of Trade, sta-ted that 3828 passengers and 5920 officers and seamen h£d 10-t their lives m British merchant vessels owing to enemy iction since the beginning of tine "war, ® SUBMARINE OFF THE AZORES. FISHING BOATS SUNK. Router's Telegrams. . BALTIMORE. August 14 (Received Aug. 15, at 6.25 p.m.) Armed American ships at Santa Marie tin the Azores) recently repelled an attack a ;£ rg ? which appeared outside tho breakwater and shelled the citv and later sank seven fishing boats 100 miles off the coast. VOTES FOR SOLDIERS. PROPOSALS IN CANADA. 1 Renter's Telegrams. .. OTTAWA. August 14. (Received Aug. 15, at 5.5 p.m.) In the House of Crmmons the Oovemment introduced a Bill to provide for vote? for the overseas at the forthcoming elections. Votes will be given to all soldiers and nurses, Canadians or Indians irrespective of age. ' rThfi cablo news to Oris issuo accrodlfcal to Tho Time* haa appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated ie such news the editorin opinion of Tho Timos.l 31