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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2756, 10 March 1910, Page 7

An official return just issued in London shows that in spite of all modern devices for ensuring safety at sea, including the general use of wireless telegraphy on the various charted highways of the Atlantic, 240 ships were lost last year. They represented (says a Londoii-fcorrespondent) an aggregate of 477,948 tons. This is a heavy toll to pay to the sea, but it was not so heavy as in previous years, for 275 vessels (509,513 tons) were lost in 1908, and 268 vessels (498,212 tons), in 1907. The causes of these disasters were: Straiulings 132, founderings or abandonments 47, collisions 28, fires and explosions 19, and that most terrible of all shipping casualties, missing, 14, .which means that 14 ships were lost with alt hands, among them being now officially reckoned the Waratah. iSo that it will be seen that the loss of life has been heavy. Of the vessels lost 79 were British and 161 foreign. The British losses were GO steamers, of a. total of. 174.967 tons, and 19 sailing ships, of 30,460 tons; w)iile the foreign vessels lost wer« 105 steamers, of 195.734 tons, and 56 sailing vessels of 76,787 tons. In addition. 5451 partial losses were posted in the c burse of the year. Shocks have been known to turn hair pure white, but strange to sav Gricve’s Alarm Clocks shock pleasantly yet severely. All clocks guaranteed. Prices os 6d to 12s 6d.V An oyster is not fit to be eaten until foui* years old.