... During the same period 17 sailing ships were also reported as lost, abandoned or stranded. The casualties to date, from Ist January 1898, were as follows :—English; 49 steamers and 1 32 sailing ships. Id 59 sailing ships; in all 169. Other nations; 29isteatners ...

... have been sustained by mercantile marine officers through being detained to give evidence at official Inquiries into shipping casualties. A scheme has been placed beicre the Board whereby officers of the merchant service may insure themselves against the ...

... who are liable to be compelled to throw up their positions in order to give evidence at Board of Trade Inquiries into shipping casualties on the ground that their evidence may prove material, even though, they may : ot be implicated in any way. The result ...

... George. It is claimed that Fiance's submarine defence has not been all that it should be, and yet her weekly list of shipping casualties a fortnight ago, contained not a single torpedoed vessel. It was understood that the Socialist . Minister of Ar:m - ...

... with the Court of Inquiry recently held at Malta into the collision between the Kingswell and the Ottoman ship Maria. Inquiries into shipping casualties instituted in her Majesty's colonies and British Possessions abroad are held by Courts appointed by the ...

... negotiations. From London—A gale and continuous rain made Christmas one of the most dismal on record. Besides many shipping casualties, fatal accidents occurred; a family of four perished by fire at Islington, a fire broke out la a jute warehouse at Dundee ...

... seamen. Three Inquiries into shipping casualties' were held in accordance with the Law as follows: Collision between the s.s. Syra and the French s.s. Circe; Stranding of the s.s. Iperia and collision between this ship and the s.s. Loderer; Collision ...

... Majesty's Equerry says it is not true that the King was ill in bed; he has been shooting all day and is very well. Shipping casualties continue, numbers of deaths, wrecks and washings overboard. Baron Hardinge is progressing and natural sleep is returning; ...

... retained their certificates through his able and practical advocacy. Shipping and Commerce in Parliament is carefully recorded, and there is a comprehensive review of shipping casualties and other occurrences involving technical issues. No phase of interest ...

... the intermediate shaft broke in the tunnel causing serious damtge to the engines and disabling the ship. At night fall rookets were thrown to show the ship wss in distress. The British s s. Amaristan, belonging to the same Oompsny, took her in tow until ...

... THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND. LIST OF MALTESE CASUALTIES. EGMONT AT MALTA. 11th June, 1916. Sir, ith reference to my letter of the 7th June, forvvarding.a list of Maltese casualties . in ships of the Grand Fleet, I am directed by the Senior Naval Officer to ...

... OUR CASUALTIES &ND H9W WE MEAN TO REPLACE THEM. Casualties could not yet be accirately stated hut Sir Douglas Haig had assured him that the German claims were quite impossible. The losses of course had been considerable. The enemy had definitely decided ...