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THE WAR.

KUR, HONGKUNG DAILY PEESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. ⠀ 917..

THE SHIPPING SITUATION:

SIR ERIC GEDDES REVIEW.

WHAT HAPPENED ON ITALIAN FRONT.

THE

SERIES OF AIR RAIDS ON ENGLAND.

¿Franco-Belgian bront.

BARISER CATTLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] IBRITISH FRONT, ENEMY CONCENTRATION"

DISPERSED

Losuos, November 1st. ;Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hai; ve rports: --There was hostile artillery a étivis ty all night eastward and north-east ward pf Ypres.

Our Bre dispersed a conemiratío, 3 of troops in the neighbourhood of Pusse ben drale.

FRENCH FRONT.

NUMEROUS RAIDS.

PARIS, Noveable 1st French cammunque states :-¬Wẹ ra id- ed the German lines in the direction of Berthenicsuel, south-east of St. Quentin, the sector of Sounin, the Chanpug be

Bolande, Argonne, nerth' region,

of Firey and Worvie,.

We took 40. prisoners and jufficked ser i- Auslosses on the hemy:

The Near

Fast.

...„BÁRLER · CARLES: „ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE

EBITISH CAPTURE BICERSHERA:

LUNDON, No vember. Ast.

Egypt

ITALY INDOMITARLE.

Rone, November 1st.. Signor Orlando has telegraphed to President Wilson that Italy is indomit Fable and her adversity has not shaken her

confidence of victory.

ITALIANS' CONFUSION,

DISAPPEARING.

Naval Activities.

EARLIER CARLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S

AGRROW.) REVIEW OF THE NAVAL SITUATION.

SIR ERIO GEDDES MAIDEN SPEECH.

bar

Dyc

makes the

the

this

dis-

it whica were obtained, but whicotence leddos described thu specific the control of the Adiniralty an "order men who have upheld, in the fullest sense

PLANS FOR A LONG WAR Bir E. Geddes reminded the public that the circumstances mentioned, were a

the pussago at night-time and oving to we have to consider the situation of the molested during day time, and slipped Allisuce as well as ourselves, and strongly back again at night-time. The arrange- impressed upon them that the greatest ments for escorting these convoya are in economy in food and all imports was the hands of the Commander-in-Chief of necessary in order that we might be the Grand Fleet who, with the forces at enabled to supply coal and the other his disposal, and having needs of Italy and France. We must my duties and operations which have to be regard te other. our plans for a long war; he saw no signs undertaken at ons time, of its being a short one. We must also best disposition possible. Nuw YORK, November 1st

to provide shipping for quain-

after the Enllest and transporting the huge army tion, we are satisfied that The Associated Press Correspondenz at

LONDON, November 1st..

watch America is Italian neadquarters telegrapas that the Admiralty, mude his maiden speech in 1.5ir £. Geddos kaid that notwitastanding lives we regret the loss of the brav

Sig Erie Geddes, First Lord of the

preparing.

positions possible were made by him. Regarding merchant ship contsruction inevitable connusion which occurred dur the House of Lommons this afternoon the huge production of munitions and neutrals composing the convoy lid suffer-

Much ing the gigantic movements of troops and the occasion for a long and important the reduction to a minimum of the man-ed we write it down as one of the legi- and valuable shipping which the nisterial to the stronger positions in the statement in which he reviewed the Naval power in 1917 we shall have produced timate risks of war, where the enemy has rear, is disappearing very quickly, and situation. He said the present Board Naval and mercantile tonnage practically discounts the view that the retreat was a now consists of eight Naval officers and equal to the best year over recorded in general route qui peut. It was a metho-three arvilians, including himself, but it our history, and in 1918 it will

scored, und sank 8,000 tons grosy, bui that dical retirement on a vast scale, and the was intended to include an additional be very much greater.

is insignificant compared to the loss of horrors of the recent trial were largely Civil Lard. The board was grouped

certainly the

brave, lives, I cannot leave the sub- into two formal committees, namely the was

ject without paying a, tribute, which The pensated for by the strategic military Operations Committee and the Main responsibility for the programme of the His Majesty's vosals escorting the con

output of merchant shipbuilding aa

am sure the House would wish are to pay now being expected and the to the gallantry and devotion in chily of counot at present de mentioned.

Committed.

naval and mercantile marine-was undor voy and ITALIAN' PROPERTY WANTÓNLY

functions of the Board and said that the avoid clashing between the vital interests

conduct. und the

of the officers and DESTROYED.

Committees met at least once a week and of eac other sub-committee, were formed us, it elaborate, plans. For grappling with the eventually sinking at 9.30. This is only

the highest traditions of our navy, Mir Eric Geddes detailed the each.

By this time she was, LONDON, October 31st.

becane- inscessary These and other shambu toly and brutally destroying Alaliau prove the organisation and control exer

General Muckenson's troops are wän-

changes in the proc

procedure tended to building problems in the most effec

tive manner. It had been decided that Strangfor, but it is suff

summary of what happened aboard the property in the invaded areas and have had been taken to

eised by tao

fficient to show, Special measures

at least tour now national yards were te te itself at the present day and the caused the Socialist newspaper Pond and to strengthen the control of

necessary in order to make use of the increase the power material and labour which had been

repeats d'Italia to demand the confiscation of Nava: Stuf in planning operations and

the collected.

the Austrian and German property in Italy & new section had been added to and also an exhaustive search for spies. Operations side of the Naval Stat, con-higher than in the corresponding period to the lary Pose we were dependent for

The

The officers and crew of the output of merchant tonnage in the Strongbow upheld the proudest traditions the first nine months of 1017 was 123 per cent of His Majesty's Service. With regards Wholesale internments of aliens is anti-sisting of younger othcers with recent of last year and very considerably higher information on Norway but we learn she cipated.

experience in the Grand Fleet, under The aerial activity is multiplying and Fing officer who and left the Grand the output for the whole of 1015. was attacked at short range and blown We carried out many chensive pairols the Italians more at equal the enemy thus hoped to awd to the ripe and valented nearly a million gross tons. Over magazine.

Fleet to take up the position.

id The standard vessels now ordered repre-up altaost immediately by a shot in her Airmen,

It WAS Apparently the political objectives inable experience of lung service, indispen- one half of these were already under con Ruencing Germans to participate on the sale to the Admirasty, officers with the taken in hand as soon as the vessels now not sending a fleet into the Baltic to

struction, and the remainder would be.

A REPY TO CRITICISMS. Isonzo was the ever-growing restlessness asal warfare in

latest and most up-to-date knowledge

Iteplying to criticisms of the Navy for of Austria-Hungary under Prussian

on the stocks were launched. A limited assist the Russians, Sir Eric said that domination,

ever-changing aspects.

number of standard vessels was completed the matter was best dealt with by a study dir Eric Geddes said he anticipated commissioned, but the whole of the of the German naval operations in the the bist, that the Naval Staff would be as could not yet be entirely devoted to would be necessary for the British entering great advantage would be gained from

yards suitable for building standard | Gulf of Riga, because the measures which in increasing personal touch with the occupied with other crait..

this work because the stocks were

ere already the Baltic would obviously be somewhat Brand Fleet and other Naval commands.

similar to those adopted by the Germans in construc

LATER OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST.. It is officially stated that the total casualties in all districts from last night's air raid are eight killed and 3 injured, and the material damage was very light, No naval, munitious or military estab lishments were injured and all our machines are safe.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVE.

LONDON, November 1st, The Admiralty announces that Naval aircraft onbed Sparappelhock aer- drome yesterday. The clouts made the, wealty difficult to observe.

and shut down the enemy machine, All mur machines returned.

Italian Pront.

EABLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ITALIAN FRONT. STORY OF THE RETREAT.

The semi-official German Press is now booming the greatly strengthened Aus- tro-German Alhance."

UNITED STATES AND ITALY.

WASHINGTON, November 1st. The Italian Ambassador has conferred with Mr. Lansing. The situation in Italy was discussed. Russian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BALTIC OPERATIONS

Board.

was

th

of

The programinic of warship tion, now in hand, was infinitely larger of the country. The output of naval than ever undertaken in pre-war history craft during the last twelve months was three to four times as great as the average aantal output for a few-yours preceding

WELT,

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE APPENED CONVOY,

dim the Royal Navy is

that

that

ntering the Gulf of Rign. The Germans

of attendant cruisers, destroyers, sub have assembled a considerable proportion of their high seas fleet, with a large forve marines, minesweepers and escort vessels, together with a large force of troop in transports at some point within reach of Gulf of Riga,

Message Incomplete.

General.

LATEST CABLES [THROUGH `ERUYER'S AGENCY.] '

position, striking at the very centre of THE ENEMY ORGANISING STRONG however formation which would show Scandinavian convey on October 18th, GREAT BRITAIN IN HOLLANIN

BASES.

PETROGRAD, November 1st.

LONDON, November 1st. Mr. Ward Price, the Press Correspond. ent, telegraphing from the Italian Front on Cotuber 30th, states that what happen ed was that some troops our the left wing of the Sreand Army failed to do their duty. They abandoned their positions before a very violent attack preceded by poison gas, and new heavy batteries. The | Lhus drove a wedge across the Isonzo into the very heart of the Italian; the whole system of organisation and supply: consequently the whole line from: the Carsic Aps to the sea, a distance of setire to avoid being ent cf.

The Correspondent states: accom-orders for the evacuation, the Com panied the Third Army from the Carso, der-in-Chief on the Northern Front Das The troops are mest, cheerful and its been given supreme control of Petrograd, Commander, the Duke of Austa, was calm Kronstadt and the whole of Finland. and coutistent. Yesterday evening bis

The Germans have completely evacuat Army saved most of its guns n the righted the Werder peninsula after devastat wing. The Second Army also retired re

ing the whole área. gularly from Sabotine and Gorizia: The. troops on the left of the Second Army are ales falling back a steadily from the It is officially reported that 1,600 primuntai pesitjona, zat geners and yine guns vere captured-av.

The General Staff has naturally pro Beersheba.

hibited description of the details of

Air being report for sucked Berr-between 0 and 70 miles, was obliged to

y.i

sheba yesterday morning.

While infantry attacked the westernway and south-western defences, ar mupt ed troops made a wide turning movement through the desert and appri ached from

the cast,

Beersheba wag occupied in the exga- ing, despite a determiped resi, ZADEN..

LATER. THE CAPTURES.

THE SAND AND URAVEL DISPUTE.

THE SUNK SHIPPING. Sir Erie next dealt with the question of the desirability of publishing the tonnage of the British-mercantile vessels sunk owing to enemy action. He stated that the tonnage figures published by tho, enemy led to the conclusion that the enemy did not know what was being sunk, but would very much like to obtain such information as a periodic public- Sir Eric Geddes said, with regard to ation would afford. He, therefore, con- the recent criticism of the Admiralty: sidered sufficient justification existed for two recent occasions, I believe, the not publishing the tonnage He

able to

criticism was based upon and caused by supplement Mr. Lloyd incomplete information. Taking first the George's that we were waking reasonably satisfac the destroyers Strongbow and Hury lose, warine menger The speaker profaced of which was fitted with vertes, only tad tory progress in overcoming the sub with three small armed-vessels, one

the trassier of men and raaterial from the night, one of the smaller armed utilisation of sand and gravel transported figures hy explaining and justifying Shetland Isics from whether naval, military or aircraft, on one branch of war industry to another, vessels, which was fitted with wireless, through the hitch waterways from Ger- circumstances demanded: the ground of concentrating artrit, on dropped back to screen one of the ships many, to Belgium.

the convoy, which had to stop owing to the shifting of its cargo. The convoy was then accompanied by the Strongbow and Mury Hlave, both of which were atted small craft not having a wireles with wireless, as well as by two other lation.

a wireless instal- About six in the morning of October oceans had been sunk. The enemy, last sighted two ships to the southward which quarter, lost as many submarines as durin the fast closing

was about

Owing to the refugal f-the Finnish authorities to respecate ju carrying out his remarks by the quotation of certain the convoy of twelve ships bound for the The Telegraaf publishes details of the

The enemy is organising strong bases; & Oesel and Dago with a view to seizing

eval

and

ABOUT HALF THE ENEMY SUB- MARINES SUNK.

He said that since the beginning of the war between 10 and 50 per cent. of the submarines operating in the North

Norway, During

AMSTERDAM, November 1st.

It says the cobble road from Middel- kerke to Westende has been broken up and smoothed with sand and gravel.

enter the trenches,

From Westende the German troops

The Germans have broken up the tram

WITHDRAWAL OF ENEMY IN RIGA enemy in the Atlantic and Arctic 17th, as day was breaking the Storage new fight railways to the front, employ-·

REGION:

LONDON, November 1st.

The British Jossey-were slight, &c wpared | the retreat, but throughout Saturday, A Russian official communiqué says:ng the whole of a Sir Eric con- two A.Jies off, The Strongbow challenged

with the result obtained. Aerial Activities.

EABLIEK CABL.NS.

(THROUGH REUTZA's QUENOY.) THE AIR RAID ON ENGLAND

'THIRTY HOSTILE MACHINES.

DEFENCE ALMOST IMPREGNABLE

There are no possible grounds, however, for supposing that the enemy can tran- ter troops to any other front.

GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK, two of ours in India Bay. We also burnt An enemy torpedo-boat was sunk by two steamers.

The situation's undoubtedly grave but the enemy cannot crush Italy. There were only a few casualties among the LONDON, November 1st.

British &welve-inch gunners. Bofore re-General. London experienced a prolonged moon- tiring one British gun was so nearly Light-air-raid in the small hours of this abandoned that the gunners had destroy. morning. Distom gunfire, shortly aftored the breech, but it was eventually saved the warning, quickly swelled into a vigor, with the others. ways cannonade, lasting, intermittently, for some two hours. People sought. shelter in a most orderly manner. Up to the present no reports of damage of casualties have been received. The sky', was covered with low fleecy clouds.

LONDON, November. Ist.

is officially announced that hostile aircraft determinedly and repeatedly attacked London, last night.

The first group of machines crossed the Kent coast at 10.43 ym., making for. London. They did not penetrate far aland, but turned costwar and dropped bomby on various places in the vicinity of the const

ITALIANS MASSED ON NEW DEFENCE LINE.

LONDON, November 1st. Renier's Correspondent at Italian Headquarters, telegraphing on October 31 states that perfect order prevails.

The Italian troops are massed on a new line of defence, where they are eager again

Lo meet the entry.

BRITISH TROOPS SAFE,

All the British troops at the Front with drew with the Italian main body and the majority are reported to be safe.

LATEST OABLES,

[*ADMEDY S,URLANK KDDOXHË]

THE OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS. - ITALIAN SECTOR MUST REMAIN

SUBORDINATE AND SECONDARY.

stardiately

cruiser

Burik

wirelcas

magazine.

put out of action

The

presumably flowed too satisfactorily of the Grand Fleet

was must

Meanwhile, two more groups, steering only six fell into enemy hands. Eight fight during the winter. We should prob than any other month since unrestricted square miles time, is well under five

Of 70 British Bed Cross ambulances, were disabled and abandoned by the way. SIXTY THOUSAND ITALIANS LAY DOWN ARMS.

lines everywhere in Belgium to construee is deported civilians in transporting materials,

The concrete is being manufactured b-- tween Brugges and Ustend for the con- struction of pill-boxen," white sand and gravel are used along the coast for the construction of aerodrubies and coast defences.

KING.

night, I saw the sky constantly it up, followed by a roar and clouds of black The enemy at some points in the Riga fidently asked the House if that was not and received an unsatisfactory answer smoke, telling of ammunition depots region is withdrawing to previously pre-a satisfactory record for the Navy aud She being blown up stores burned and bridges pared positions. destroyeris A rainstorm lasting three

the Mercantile Marine,

ordered action The enemy's first shot wrecked hours increased the hardships and must

The Germans claimed to have sunk and despite the

THE GERMAN CLAIMS:

the wireless room and did other damage, have meant death to many of those who had been wounded while covering the

805,000 tons of shipping of all nation-tain Hose was immediately rt-

which the

great

gallantry with retreat, but it delayed the advance of the

action was fought by the Cap- alities, during last August "They sunk

officers and crew, she was sunk. Lenemy.

little more than one-third of that amount tacked by two German

THE LOSS OF THE CONVOY half for all nationalities. The German enemy vessels, which were very fast, and of British tonnage and little more than up by ashes German ships and blown NORWAY PROTESTS TO GERMANY. figures for September were 672,000 tons of the cru but they sank far less than one-third of convoy, sinking nine vessels. Owing to the

RISTIANIA, November 19. class, then attacked the that amount of all nationalities fact that the escort vessel which was fitted

The Government has strongly protested Dealing with the German claim that with wireless, having been detached to

to Germany regarding the sinking of the convoy, cabled on the 20th ult. Chernor of enough ships on the 24 shifted, and owing to the Mary, Hue the continued sinkings of neutral ships

tonnage was so

that

the

The Government of Norway reminds whole cargo had to enable the submarines to maintain the bein

Gerruany of former protests says bag, last April, which was the heaviest month the first shit, no message reached the the fate of the crews, has created deep in

Sir Eric Geddes pointed out that

mendialely and the Strong-not carrying contraband, disregarding

by of

British

shipping losses, our trade and Admiral Commanding the Orkneys, the dignation among the Norwegian people, the enemy. Last September, the encray's or the lowest month of amnkings, our oversea been

that the convoy had MEETING OF SCANDINAVIAN until the surviving ships sailings of all ships over 1,500 tons, were arrived at Rerwick. The Admiralty did 20 per cent, is numbers and 30 per cent. not receive the information until seven LONDON, October 30th,

in touage higher than in April: The in the evening. The Times Military Correspondent real reason why the oneury's harvest was raiders not being intercepted. I ask the

With

COPENHAGEN, November fat regard to the

King Gustay will visit ning Christien states that the season is approaching poorer was because the long arm of the House to recollect a few facts. The area next week. Flanders usually die down, as in the marines had steadily decreased since subject to attack by raiders of 568 miles Flanders operations in France and in depths. The Britished down into the of the North Sea its Alps but there is nothing to prevent April, and latterly, markedly during in length, from Cape Wrath to Dover; losses through sub cal miles; secondly we have a coast 140,000 aquare nauti

AMERICA AND THE WAR. fighting on the Italian plains throughout September, it the side with the greatest resources to September, but was 30 per cent. botter destroyers at the winter, and it is to the advantage of October was only slightly worse

FIRES AT BALTIMORE. satisfactory thirdly, the area of vision for a

than cruiser squadron, with its attendant Light ably have not had the advantage of an warfare began..

WASHINGTON, November 1st. Italian participation in such a winter

square-miles in 140,000 been destroyed by fire b

Two railway piera at Baltimore have It is not desirable to state how many of campaign but for the German stroke.

BUILDING UP THE MERCANTILE sien would possibly be in the North Sealing.

the light cruiser squadrons in our posser-

The damage is estimated at a million MANTA MARINE. whole of the Western Front, including

The Allies can aid each other on the net reduction in tonnage during possible, with the light forces at the at one time, but it is practically im

Incendiariaro is suspected. Italy, without sea transport. We have the last four months is to-day thirty per disposal of the Navy, even if they

One arrest has been rande. now good positions in France and in cent, less than was estimated early all devoted to this

10 in guns there, and while the winter tem- beginning of the war, from all causes, upon coasts or isolated convoys like this. raids of this kind, either

things lively in Italy, during the winter, Noastrading the dramatule shipbuld with a fleet which lies behind land de- Cabinet. ders, we tan, without undue riak, make the diversion of labour the disposal of its forces as compared porarily suspends the tghting in Flan- British ships over 1,6ud tons, is under A watching fleet must invariably

2,500,000 tons grow or zourteen por cent

be At АП enormous disadvantage with regards to forces of troops and ships, fer much more again be devoted to the building up of by forcing the pace with important ing the resources of the country can fences and playa can be done, from the naval point of the Mercantile Marine since the sub- described, no wireless message

garie of tip and By to been attempted.

concatenation of the circumstances

FRENCH SHIPPING. View, in the Adriatic Sea than has hither marine mciuce is at present, doing less was received from the escort or from the of the raid damage.

LONDON November 1st. convoy, and between dawn and dark,

The French shipping returns for last entirely unchanged, but the Allied Governments, before deeply engaging

Navy week are: Arrivals, 838 sailings, 795. got wireleas

message of Our troops, deluding the enemy's plan

An Italian official statement says: Italian Government will give explicit in combating submarinism, Sir Erie to say that if we had received a wireless ITALIAN SHEFFING RETURNS.

themselves, must make sure that the new After summarising the progress made forces on Octob

Haring regard to the disposition of our 41,600 tons), 1; unsuccessfully attacked, 4.

October 17th, by the rapidity of their movements and Cadorna requires for suppressing Ger. Germans were building submarines faster should bave received that information dispersed seventh group resistance of before, it reached the outer-defences, have effectes, the withdrawal to the pering with the royalty of his omien, ale bad tot yet chained their maximum to beber chance than they then had to assurances that any powers which General Geddes referred to the statement that the message and with three vessels suitably Individual raiders attacked the Kent Tagliamento, despite the most difficult immediately accorded nim, strength, Submarine warfare was, there

man or agents who have been tam than they had before and that they the

fitted, it is reasonable to expect that we

moruing,

with Army that we determination, journey. those,

Navy

tor Each group consisted of three or four GENERAL CADORNA'S ASSURANCE. ordinale and secundary. There are only submarine warfare at present was going than 4,506 vessels have bem conroyed. tacked escaped.

complete.

pose abandoning the campaign in the machines and the total number of raiders

West, the Italian sector must remain subing force. He doncluded by saying that voy system started in April, and

grit and ingenuity between two contend- was denied us. The Scandinavian con HOME, November 1st, a few German Divisions there, and one well for us, and one was justified in einig, ship has been lost by surface Orlando, the Premier, that the country to relax our grip in Flanders. We need Adence. He recalled the fact that the attack in the Scandinavina convoy This

General Cadorna has replied to Signor reason for their presence is to tempt us garding the future with courage and con

is the first occasion On which a flying in honour and avenging the ery pursue our plans in France and in Flan war, which totalled 5,000,000 tons, was and down and across the North Sea and, of anguish from the sacred soil of the dera to their legvical conclusion, at the to-day nearly half sunk or in the hands our losses therewith have been propoffering, buyers are satisfied and the flying in honour and Avengig the flag not therefore silter our determination to German mercantile marine, before the other convoys am continually lasting ur

THE SILVER MRKET. outraged Fatherland

LONDON, November 1st. right moment

Silver is now 452d. per ounce. More of the Entente.

tionately less. The enemy cruisers made kes is quieter,

for London, few along the south back of the Thames.

The thin low clouds rendered observa tjou differlt. Nevertheless the altitude: of the raiders was calculated, and they were broken up by our burrage, on the south-eastern outskirts of London, where bombs were dropped.

A fourth group, coming along the Thames estuary, was turned back when half-way to London.

Meanwhile, a fifth group crossed the Basex coast at 12.15 in the morning, and steered for London, along the north bank of the Thames. Our outer defences turn ed back some, but one or more penetrated the south cast of London and dropped bombs.d

A sixth group followed the same course, quarter of an hour later, some penetrat ing the south-east of London and dropping bombs, one or more machines meanwhile dropping bombs on the south western outskirts

was about 20. Only three penetrated to: the heart of London,

Our gunfire barrased the raiders and our aircraft also attacked them.

It is believed that the casualties and damage are light, considering the nature of the attack.

LONDON, November 1st.

A Germen official report, received by wireless atates-We stormed the bride

were

beads of the Dignano and Codre,po and Flanders with a superiority in men and July The total net reduction since the prevent sporadic Purpose, entirely to THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN

penetrated the rearguard positions east- word of the lower Tagliamente..

Jenza against the last enemy crossing at The Austru Germans advanced from Latisana Sixty thousand Italians were cut off and out-fanked, and they laid down their arms.

Several hundred guns were captured.. The prisoner now number 180,000 and the guns 1,500,

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

LONDON, November 1st.

the

run.

SPAIN.

MADRID, November 1st. Senor Maura has been asked to form a

Our confidence in General Cadorna is OUR SUBMARINE WARFARE GOING while the daylight hours pas he attack, Sunk (above 1,800 tons), 2; sunk (under..

WELL.

We are entitled

- ÍTALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS

Bow November lat. The official shipping returns for the

then their return week onding. October 98k, state-Ar

• are

more

(over 1,500 tona), 2; vessṣla sunk (under 1,500 tons), 1 One vessel which was at-