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WORLDS SHIPPING CASUALTIES

... WORLDS SHIPPING CASUALTIES. The returns vessel# lest, condemned, &c., in the period from July let September lent, hare been published by Lloyd's Register British nod Foreign Shipping. The number vessels nil nationnlitira in tbie period was 106, of tonnage ...

Published: Saturday 27 January 1912
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHIPS OF REVS

... bora, cold. dry. north-ess! wind peculiar Adriatic, navigation along the coast ha* been partially suspended. Numerous shipping casualties, some aerious char* act r. are reuorted. Miss her life Hull by K. roont window her house Fair- 'said: To toll the truth ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1912
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 843 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

No Respite

... morning. Fourteen lives were lost. The ten British ships lost had a total tonnage 6.681 but during the same period neutral ships with tonnage of 10.839-were lost the saane way: the Germans all merchant ships are 'legitimate targets for torpedoes and bombs ...

Published: Friday 29 December 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 276 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A Stirring Story

... Germans’ eleven-inch guns, the Rawalpindi gave fight until every gun was put, out of action and the ship was ablaze from end to end. The full casualty list has not yet been issued but the 2(fo or more naval reservists who gave their lives in this encounter ...

Published: Friday 01 December 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 472 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

By OBSERVER

... embark upon a campaign of indiscriminate mine laying which claims British, Allied and neutral ships as victims. In the first three days of this week ten ships, six of them neutral, have been sunk with heavy loss of life. Measures taken by the Allied Naval ...

Published: Friday 24 November 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 572 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

By OBSERVER

... held to be of a negative character. The German attack on merchant shipping continues but the U-Boats can claim little success. the tenth week of the war they did not sink a single British ship, the only loss being a 961 tons coastal vessel, the Carmanthen ...

Published: Friday 17 November 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 544 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

By OBSERVER

... of the war seven British merchant ships have been lost by enemy action but the total sinkings during November were only a third of what they were in September, the first month rif the war. Five more German merchant ships were captured or sunk and the German ...

Published: Friday 08 December 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 659 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ALNWICK FIRE BRIGADE Presentation To Retiring Officers of the long and valuable services of two wellknown ..

... have confidence hie way the Fire Brigade is being mn., and i take it rather as compliment tiiAt they can let us run our own ship.” Reference to a recent examination held for members of the A.F.S. was made by Mr Beaty, and announced that afl who sat had ...

Published: Friday 10 November 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 539 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

By OBSERVER

... during the past week, there has been increased activity on the part of the German submarines —chiefly directed against neutral shipping—and several attacks by aircraft against naval centres in this country. The Germans have had their successes, they have their ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1939
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1493 | Page: 5 | Tags: none