Cargo of German Steamer to Be Transhipped to N.Z. SYDNEY
The German steamer, Frankfurt, which left New Orleans on August 11 with 4000 tons of cargo for New Zealand and then vanished, has turned up…
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Many Injured on Steamer Hit By Severe Storm New York. October 18
The liner President Harding which appealed for medical assistance for passengers and members of the crew who were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Politics on High Seas Harangued by U-Boat Captain French Steamer Torpedoed London, October 22
After blowing up the French steamer Vermont on the high seas, the commander of the U-boat [?]gned the ship’s company in French upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Name of British Steamer Sunk Not Disclosed London, October 25
The Krontrondjem correspondent of the British Associated Press says that the British steamer Stonegate (referred to elsewhere in this issue) was en…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Strikes Rock Chinese Passengers Remain Aboard Rather Than Land on Japanese Territory Hong Kong, October 25
The British steamer, Fatshan, which was proceeding to Canton on her fortnightly sanctioned Japanese service, hit submerged rocks on the beach at [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Prize Crew Released Russians Detain Steamer Americans Safe London, October 26
The Moscow correspondent of the British United Press states that the Murmansk authorities have released the German prize crew which was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shattered Wreck of Sub- Marine Founds London, October 26
The Admiralty states that the shattered wreck of a German submarine has been found on Goodwin Sands, There were no survivors…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Norwegian Steamer Sunk London, October 29
A Norwegian steamer was sunk in the North Sea to[?]day. The crew of 30 landed in England but were unable to state the reason for the sinking. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Safe New York, November 2
The British steamer Coulmore, which was thought to have been torpedoed, is safe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Steamer Eludes U-boat Gibraltar, November 2
Encountering a German U-boat 240 miles east of Madeira, the British steamer Egba refused to stop. The Uboat opened fire, but the Egba, piling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Danish Steamer Sinks London, November 4
As a result of an explosion on Friday, the Danish steamer Canada, sank to-day, despite the efforts of five tugs to save her. The crew of 60 took to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Loss of Norwegian Steamer Not Under Naval, Control at Time London. November 4
The Norwegian steamer Mini, which ran ashore off the Orkneys while on its way to a British contraband control station at Kirkwall, was being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Injured on Steamer; Man Arrested Australian Taken Into Theft of £15,000 Alleged New York, Nov. 3
At the request of Scotland Yard, James Coates, an Australian, who was injured when the liner President Harding ran into a hurricane while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Sunk London, November 9
The British steamer, Carmarthen Coast, has been sunk in the North Sea. Two of the crew are missing. Fourteen others were rescued by life-boat,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German Attack on Channel Steamer; Bomber Driven Off London, November 11
A German plane attacked a French Channel steamer to-day shortly after it had departed from a French port with 90 passengers aboard. The plane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Sunk. Explosion at Singapore. SINGARPORE
Eleven deck passengers, chiefly women and children, were lost, and nine other Asiatic passengers have not been traced, when a British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only One Steamer Torpedoed London, November 13
It is authoritatively stated that submarines sank only the steamer Carmarthen Coast last week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Submarines Claim to Have Sunk Large British Steamer London, November 13
The German radio states that German submarines appeared off the west coast of Spain and sank a British ship of 14,000 tons by gunfire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →20 Lives Lost When Steamer Sinks in Singapore Harbor SINGAPORE, November 13
The British vessel, Sirdhana, sank within 15 minutes in Singapore Harbor this morning following an explosion, believed to have been caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Caused Sinking of Steamer Singapore, Nov. 14
It has been officially announced that the sinking of the British ship Sirdhana in Singapore Harbor yesterday, as a result bf which 20 persons lost…
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