SUBMARINE WAR.
/*• ALNWICK CASTLE SUNK.
ONE BOAT MISSING
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.l _,, , LONDON. March 29 the Alnwick Castle was torpedoed without warning on March 19 in tho Atlantic, 320 miles from land •Foui boats have been picked \. up. Thirteen occupants <had died. x One boat is still missing. [The Alnwick Castle, of 5090 tons was owned bv the Union Castle Mail Stoam'shio Company, "oeing built "in 3901 at Glasgow.] .
A WEEK'S FIGURES
The Admiralty reports that the arrivals for tho week wore 2314 and the sailings were 2433. Eighteen vessels over IP/X) tons were sunk, including the Asturns, and seven under 1600 tens Thirteen were unsuocessfnllv Attacked. Ten fishing vessels were sunk, of which number nine were sailers REPRISALS TO BE M\DE
'•"OR LOSS OEASTURIAS. Nenspareis announce that the Government has decided on ropris'ils for the sinking of the ho-n-'tal shin Astnnas. Tho Admiralty wil! make a statement in a dav or two.
ITALIAN SHIPPING
An Italian communique shows that m the very laig& tonnage entering and leaving Italian ports during the week four Italian steamers and one sailer were sunk.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16233, 31 March 1917, Page 10
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182SUBMARINE WAR. Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16233, 31 March 1917, Page 10
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