22nd April 1916
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
British repulsed at Sanna-i-Yat.
Naval and Overseas Operations
SS Hsin Yu, a Chinese Army transport, collides with the crusier Hai Yung, resulting in its sinking and 1000 deaths.
British progress in German East Africa.
Political, etc.
Easter Manoeuvres of Sinn Fein volunteers cancelled.
German Kaiser, the Chancellor, and the Chief of the General Staff meet at General Headquarters to discuss military and diplomatic issues.
Portugal orders German citizens to leave the country within five days. Men of military age are interned.
Ship Losses:
Chanaral (France) The four-masted barque was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom (50°03′N 8°07′W) by SM U-67 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
József Agost Föherzeg (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (49°36′N 10°06′W by SM U-19 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[
Ross (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 108 nautical miles (200 km) west by north of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly by SM U-19 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Tregantle (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by UB 16 (Paul Hundius).
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