LINER AND PIRATE.
rATTACK ON THE CITY OF
MARSEILLES.
SUBMARINE BEATEN OFF.
London, Jan. 3
The City of Marseilles has arrive" at Bombay. The officers state that or. December Bth they encountered a German submarine in the Mediterranean, off the Sardinian coast. The pirate was about three and a half miles on the starboard, and without giving warning fired. The first shot did not hit, the fragments scattering on deck.
The Kner steamed at her maximum speed. The' second shot barely missed the rudder. The submarine kept falling astern, but continued firing, but not hitting. The ship replied with eight shots, and the submarine with. six. The submarine disappeared, listing to port. The passengers were provided with lifebelts, and assembled in the saloon in case it was necessary u> take to the boats. There was no panic.
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13978, 7 January 1916, Page 5
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137LINER AND PIRATE. Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13978, 7 January 1916, Page 5
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