SUBMARINES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17157, 9 November 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINES

BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS. IMPROVEMENT UPON THE WEEK. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, November 7. Tho Admiralty supplies the following figures of shipping for the week as relating to submarines, which compare with the previous week as shown: — Oct. 28? Nov. 4. Arrivals for week ... 2285 2384 Sailings for week ... 2321 2379 Vessels over 1600 tons sunk 14 8 Vessels under 1600 tons sunk 4 4 Unsuccessfully attacked 1 6 NORWEGIAN STEAMERS SUNK. FISHING INDUSTRY PARALYSED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. CHRISTIANIA, November 7. Owing to lack of petrol, all fishing in Northern Norway is stopped, resulting in an enormous loss, and possibly in famine. The Norwegian steamers Gimle and Lyn have been sunk by submarines, but their crews were rescued. AMERICAN YACHT SUNK. TWENTY-ONE PERSONS MISSING. WASHINGTON, November 7. Official: The armed yacht Alcedo was torpedoed and sunk in the war zone on November 5. One officer and 20 men are missing, and it is feared that they are drowned. ITALIAN SHIPPING RECORDS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, November 8. (Received Nov. 8, at 10.35 p.m.) The Italian official shipping returns show that 352 vessels arrived during the week and 312 sailed. Two steamers under 1500 tons and three sailing ivessels under 100 tons -were sunk.