SUBMARINES AND SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17444, 12 October 1918, Page 7

SUBMARINES AND SHIPPING

SHIPBUILDING IN AMERICA,

WORLD'S RECORD BEATEN

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, October 9. American shipyards delivered 74 ships, totalling 362,635 deadweight .tons, in September, breaking the world's record.

AN UNPOPULAR SERVICE. BERNE, October 10. The open s trial is proceeding of 560 Austrian sailors, mainly from submarines, for refusing duty. The defending officers plead that the men were justified} owing to the danger arising from the Entente counter-measures against submarines. THE HIRANO MARU CA£E. NEARLY THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. SUFFERINGS OF SURVIVORS. Tho Times. LONDON, October 10. (Received Oct. 11, at 7.30 p.m.) N The Hirano Maru w-js torpedoed at daybreak. There were 320 souls aboard, of whom 200 were passengers, including women and children. TAere are 28 survivors, comprising 11 passengers and 17 of the crew, who were rescued by <an American naval vessel and landed at' an Irish port. There was a strong gale blowing and a high sea when the vessel was torpedoed, and it was • impossible to launch the boats, as she sank quickly, leaving in the sea a mass of struggling humanity. The nfejority were soon ovei> come by the raging sea. .The survivors, thinly /clad, mostly in night attire, suffered terribly from exposure, and the third officer" died after he was rescued. Captain Eraser went down with the vessel. The only officer saved was the chief engineer. ANOTHER PASSENGER SHIP SUNK. ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. OTTAWA, October 11: (Received Oct. 11, at 7.20 p.m.) The New York Times correspondent at a British port states that the Leinster has been torpedoed and sunk. It is believed that 320 persons perished. (Received Oct. 11, at 10.40 p.m.) The ship was twice struck. There were 600 persons aboard, and only 200 have been saved. [The only steamer Leinster mentioned in L-oyd's Register is one built in 1897, of 2646 tons; but such a vessel would not be able to accommodate 600 persons.] LONDON, October 11. (Received Oct. 12, at 1.15 a.m.) The Leinster was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead, and when trying to reach port was again torpedoed. Of those aboard 480 are missing and 200 -were saved.

THREE ADDITIONAL SINKINGS,

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.

HUNNISH CALLOUSNESS DIS

PLAYED,

OTTAWA, "October 11. (Received Oct. 11. at 10.40 p.m.) News from an Atlantic port states that the crew of a British freight vessel reported that a U-boat, sunk the British steamers City of Glasgow (6545 tons, built in 1905) and Mesaba (5853 tons, built in 1898) oS the Irish coast. Captain Clark and 23 members of the crew- of the fitv of Glasgow, perished. • J A Britisfi vessel has landed at an American port 20 survivors from the American ship Ticonderoga, which shelled, torpedoed, and Irak in mid Atlantic by a U-boat. It is feared that 230 perished. The U-boat shelled' the sinking ship while the crew were attempting to lower rafts and boats.