London, Feb. 9.
The Adi Ity has published the reports of the Masters of the British ships Ikaria (4335 tons) and Toko-maru (6084 tons) which were tor-pedeed by a German submarine, The Tkaria was on a voyage from Brazil to Havre and Jondon when, on January 31, at a point north-west of Havre, the ship was struck by a torpedo and began to sink. The only warning was the sight of a torpedo trail when thirty feet from the ship. The ship was, however, towed into Havre.
The Tokomaru was on a voyage from New Zealand to Havre and was also struck by a torpedo, near Havre, entirely without warning. The Master sighted the periscope of submarine, thus establishing the cause of the disaster. The ship sank immediately. The crew were
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