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Show GREAT BRITAIN'S SHimiLMS LONDON, via Montreal, April 21. Losses of merchant shipping by Great Britain during the month of July aggregated ag-gregated 170,479 tons, an increase of 10,065 tons ovor the June losses. Allied and neutral gross tonnage sunk aggregated 13G.532, making the total gross tonnage lost during the month 313,011. Tho loss in allied and nuotral tonnago was an increase of 20.552 tons over the report for Juno. Compared with tho adjusted May losses the July shipping casualties show a decrease in British vessels lost of 55,301 tons and nn increase in allied al-lied and neutral vessels of 3S29. Compared Com-pared with the July figures of 1917, the combined British, allied and neutral neu-tral losses show a decrease of 2G2.938 tons. oo Perhaps, instoad of calling In a bill poster to patch their paper clothes, the Germans always carry a supply of stickers. nn |