The Archive · 1916

More Merchant Vessels Sunk

ANOTHER P. & 0. STEAMER SUNK

London, Jan. 4, has eunk in Mediter The P, & O. goers 7,951 tons, ranean, The Glen Line 8. Glengyle (o, e0s Jan,

tons) and the Japanese 8, Kenkoku Maru (3,217 tons: Minamimanshu K. K. K,, Dairtn) have been sunk, probably by the same submarine that sank the P. & O, 8. Persia, Ip is reported that there are about 100 survivors from the Glengyle which was on @ voyage from Viadivostock to London, The Glengyle was sunk jin the Mediterranean on the 2nd, She carried about 120 petenates and crew, Three Europeans and seven Chinese are missing.

Cairo, Jan, 3.

The waves soon swept the decks of the Persia and hurled the passengers and crew into the water, Colonel the Hon, Clive Bigham sank, but when coming up be bumped his bead against a boat and thus was saved, There is little Hope for the two missing boste, PASSENGERS RESCUED, London, Jan, 3.

'There is much confusion over the Persia's lists owing to misspellings and differences in initials, especially with Indian names,' of which there was no record in London, Exact particulars are awaited, Later, The following are the survivors wat Smith, T, Boott, Wellington, mee Hyman, Johnson, 8. P.

-Eathorne, G. Gifford, Gustad-Lawrence, C. Newman, Ruse, H. Sai mon, W, E. Smith, Walter Smith, Capt. Knibbs, Capt, Neleon, Lieut, Spinney, Capt. Perryman, Capt, Lyell, Lieut, Fisher, and-Lieut, Gardaer, Major Hutchison. Lieut. 0. W. F. Scott, Mrs. Hutchineon and child. Lieut. J. Mil

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