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Show BUT EIGHT BIG BRITISH SHIPS SUNK IN WEEK ; T OSDON, Sept. 19. British JJ merchant ships of 1600 tons and over sunk by mine or submarine during the past week !; numbered eight, according to the admiralty report tonight. Twenty ships under 1600 tons ;' were also sunk, and one fishing ;! vessel. !; The summary: Arrivals, 2695; sailings, 2737. British merchant ships over ; 1600 tons sunk, eight; under ' ! 1600 tons, including . nine previously, pre-viously, twenty. ; Merchant vessels unsuccess-j unsuccess-j fully attacked, six. Fishing vessels sunk, one. ;' The foregoing number of ves-!' ves-!' sols of more than 1600 tons is I; the smallest sunk by mines or ; ; submarines in one week since Germany began her intensified submarine campaign last Feb-' Feb-' ruary, but the number under ;! 1600 tons is the largest for any ;! week, but one, since mid-Feb- . ruary. The total number of ',' ' ships sunk is the largest since I; the week ending June 24. !; The admiralty statement for the week ending September 9, showed twelve British vessels ! of more than 1600 tons sunk by ! mines or submarines. That was the lowest mark since the week - ended March 10, when thirteen vessels of that category were I; lost. The greatest number of ; vessels urider 1600 tons was in ; ; the week ended May 5, when ', twenty-two went down. - 5 |