OH THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1917, Page 5

OH THE SEA.

BRITISH LOSSES. AN INCREASED TOLL. Rus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. deceived Nov. 29, 9.5 p.m. London, Nov. 21. The British Admiralty* report on the kubmyrine campaign for the week ended November 25 gives the following figures, those of last week's report being also given* This Last week week Arrivals 2058 2531 Sailings , 1122 2463 Sunk over 1600 tons 14 10 Sunk under 1000 tons ..... 7 7 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 8 2 Over tinder Unsuc--1600 1600 Total cessful tons tons sunk attacks [Keek ending— Feb. 2t .... 19 6 22 16 March 4 15 8 23 15 March 11 ... 12 4 16 12 . March 18 ... IS 8 26 20 March 25 ... 20 7 27 12 April .1 .... 17 14 31 20 April 8 ..... 17 2 19 13 April 15 ...... lifc. 9. 2S 13 | April 22 ..,-, 41 15 50 29 , April 2J9.,., 38. 12 50 26 May 6....... 19 22 41 30 May 18..MW 17 5 22 14 Mav 20 ..... 19 9 28 13 May2T..,w. 18 2 20 22 June 3 ....... 10 3 13 15 . June 10 ,r„.. 24 8 32 20 .Tune 17 .... 24 5 29 37 June 24 «« 21 6 27 19 July 1 ....*., 15 5 20 13 ! July 8 ."«„.« 13 3 16 13 July 15 ..ot. 14 4 18 12 July 22 ..... 21 3 24 15 ' July 29 18' 3 21 9 August 5.. 21 I 23 13 August 12 .. 14 2 16 13 August 19 ..15 3 18 12 August 26.. 18 5 23 6 Sept 2 20 3 23 9 Sept. 9 12 6 18 12 Sept. 10 .... 8 20 28 6 Sept. 23 ...» .13 2 15 10 , Sept. 30 .... 11 2 13 6 Oct. 7 ....... 14 2 16 3 Oct. 14 ...., 12 8 18 6 Oct, 21 .-*.« 17 8 25 7 Oct. 28 ...w 14 4 18 1 Nov. 4 ..... .8 4 12 6 Nov. 11 *,.,'■ 15 6 1 Nov. 18 ... 10 7 17 2 Nov. 26 .... 14 7 21 8 674 253 927 533 39 U-BOATS. A FORTNIGHT'S HAUL. New York, Nov. 28. ■«r. Hosier, a councillor to the British Embassy, in a speech said that the Allies bad sunk or captured 39 submarines luring the fortnight ended November 10. New York, Later. Mr. Hosier's statement about U-boats b unofficial and unconfirmed. BURVTVORS' TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS New York, Nov. 2S. The survivors of the torpedoed Rochester have arrived. They suffered terribly luring five days in an open boat. It was intensely cold, they had little food and irere without water for two days. Three men died within sight of land. ITALIAN LOSSES. Received Nov. 29, 9.5 p.m. London, Nov. 26. icaiian official: For the week ended November 25, the arrivals were 443, sailings 387, sinkings one over and one under 1500 tons. UTILISING GERMAN SHIPS. Received Nov. 29, 8.40 p.m. Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 28. Brazil has agreed with France that thirty interned. German ships, with a tonnage of a quarter of a million, shall be used for a year as food carriers for Uw Allies. WOMEN FOR SHORE DUTIES. Received Nov. 29, 8 p.m. London, Nov. 28. The Admiralty announces it is establishing women's royal naval services for shore duties hitherto performed by naval eatings.