Anti-submarine activities are continuing with unrelenting vigour over a wide area, these cases of losses inflicted on the Germans do not include a number of attacks which are believed to have registered effect, but the results of which cannot be ascertained at present, the statement goes on, In the sinking of the three U-boats, twenty survivors were picked up.
In connection with the sinking of HMS. Royal Oak, the Admiralty will shortly be in a position to an-ounce the names of approximately 310 survivors, among whom, as early reported, is Captain W. G. Benn, but Rear-Admiral H.EC. Blagrove is reported to be among the missing.
According to the German wireless the British battleship Royal Oak w: unk at a 230 am. on Saturday.
Reuter.
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