London, Oct, 30, Two British ships have' been sunk by German action, The 8000.ton Malabar was sunk by a U-boat in the Atlantic yesterday. The Scct'ish engineer and four Lascar members of her crew were trapped in the engine-room and killed, The rest of the crew, numbering 70, were landed safely. There were no passengers, The other ship wes steam trawler, the St. Nidan, 565 tons, She was sunk while returning from fishing grounds after a fortnight's trip. The crew of fifteen was saved, The Malabar was attacked without warning. The. crew was opportunity to take to boats. survivors. however, got &wsy without mishap, despite difficulties of darkness, and were picked up an hour later.
It is authoritatively stated that during the past week the British merchant marine lost 21,000 tons of shipping by U-boat action, as "gains 19.500 tons of German shipping captured by the British. Tonnage lost in October is about 65,000 against 156,000 lost in September. Losses for the first months of the War are thus about the same as those sustained in one week during the intensive U-boat campaign in April 1917.
A Norwegian steamer was sunk in the North Sea yesterday. The crew of 20 men were landed. Three of them were injured and taken to hospital. creat Britain by the recent speech of Spe interest has been aroused in Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime inister, in which he referred to the growing lawlessness of the U-boat Tt is noted that about 50 of the number of women en on passenger lists of shins has been reported ing.—Reuter.
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