THE SUBMARINES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12064, 20 July 1917, Page 2

THE SUBMARINES.

GERMANY'S BLOCKADE. ADMIRALTY'S RETURN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association vna Reuter. LONDON, July 18. The Admiralty has issued the following return in connection with the submarine blockade for the week ending July 15:— Arrivals , . ■ . Sailings «... 292 ft SinkingsOver 1600 ton? ... 14 Under 1600 ton? . . 4 Uwniccessfully attacker! , . 12 Fishing boats eunk . . 8

The figures for the previous week and the aggregate for tlie past twenty-one weeks are as follow:

Last Twenty-one ivfpk. week?. Arrivals , , Sailings . . 279S .V!,f'2l Sinkings— Over 1000 tons , 14 413 Under 1000 tons .3 ]SO Unsuccessfully attacked . . 17 3Pii Fishing boats sunk ' 7 143 WEEKLY RETURNS. The folio wing return .shows the amount of shipping in racji week since February IS, tho vessels ovor 100 tons that wore sunk and tho number of vessels that were unsuccessfully attacked, fishing boats being disregarded.—

ITALIAN LOSSES

AustiDlian and N.Z. Cable Association and Eoutor.

ROW,. July is

During the week ended July !•*>, j'o3 ships arrived and 49!) departed. One steamer and four small sailers were lost..

Arrived Escaped W«>k and Vessels from ending • sailed. eunk. attack. Feb. 25 , . 4541 21 12 March 4 , . 5005 22 12 Mnrch U . . 3941 17 in March 18 . . 5082 24 10 March 25 , . 4747 25 13 April 1 . . 4680 31 17 April 8 , . 4773 18 14 April 15 , . 4710 28 15 Anril 22 . 486R • 51. 24 April 20 . 5206 55 27 Mav 6 . -!873 40 34 May 13 . 5120 23 10 Mav 20 . . 5413 27 9 May 27 , 5487 10 17 June 3 , . 5335 18 17 •June 10 . 5580 32 23 June 17 . . 5890 32 31 June 2-1 . 5700 28 n 1 Julv 1 . 5591 20 ]0 July 8 . 5f>or. 17 17 July 15 . 5754 18 12