TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 858, 9 November 1916, Page 9

TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING.

P. & 0. LINER SUNK BY SUBMARINE. ALL THE PASSENGERS RESCUED. High Commissioner's Call':, LONDON, November 8. The Admiralty reports that the liner Arabia was torpedoed without warning. All the pasengers wore saved, but two of the engineers are mis.sing, and are believed to have been killed. By Cable.- — Press Association. — Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 9, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, November 8. The Arabia was sunk in the Mediterranean. All the mails were lost. A. <ni<l N.Z. Cable Association and Renter. (Received November 9, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 8. The Admiralty reports that the Arabia was torpedoed and sunk without warning in the Mediterranean at noon on Monday. She carried 437 passengers, of whom 169 were women and children. They were picked up by various vessels which were diverted to the scene of the disaster. Two engineers arc missing. It is believed that they were killed by the explosion. The rest of the crew were saved. The Arabia was a steel screw steamer of 70.'i.'5 tons gross register. She was built in ]B9B at Greenock (her port of registry), ami was owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.