The Cambria Daily Leader

LATEST CASUALTY LISTS. Tuesday night's lists of casualties con- tain the names of So members and 942 men of the Expeditionary Force, reported as under:— Officers. Men. Killed 2t 366 Died — 4 Died of wounds 5 49 Gas poisoning (fatal) '.5 Wounded. 43 497 Missing. 12 19 In addition, two Australian officers are reported killed and two wounded in the Dardanelles. Of the Australian rank and file four are reported killed, 18 died of ,wounds. aud over &00~ wounded.

1, ===- SUFFERING FROM PTOMAINE POISONING Over one hundred people in the Wood. house district of Leeds are suffering from ptomaine poisoning, believed to hare been caused by the eating of pork pi" and sausage during the Whitsuntide holidays. One local doctor has over thirty patients suffering from the poisoning. In several cases shops have had to close because the whole family has been stricken. About a dozen people were un- conscious from Sunday night until yes- ?rday. One victim, Albert Bean, aged 14. is iu the infirmary in a critical con- dition.

BELGIAN ARRESTED BY CERMANS. Amsterdam. Tuesday. — The, Tele- graaf's" Neerpeurt, correspondent says the Germans at Aerschot, Diest, and in the neighbourhood yesterday began to arrest all Belgians of military age who refused to sign a declaration that ihey would not take up arms against Germany in the present war. Over 300 Belgians have left their native place?, and their whereabouts aro un- known. The Dutch' frontier is now strongly guarded. German troops in Belgium are very depressed, and this was especially noticeable when Italy a declaration of war became known.

DISGRACES AT THE RAGES. ABLE-BODIED LARRIKINS WHO JEERED AT THE SENTRIES. SHIRKERS AND THEIR CONDUCT J 1 To the Editor. Sir,Sinco my return from France, I have noticed with regret, a tendency by some sections of the public to scoff and jeer at those who have thought it their duty to join His Majesty's Forces. I re- trained from comment upon this at first, thinking that it might he the product of an exaggerated sense of humour and not 111 any sense malicious or contemptuous. In my own personal experience, how. ever, and that of other the occasions have become so numerous, cul- minating as they did yesterday in certain incidents, that 1 feel constrained to draw the attention of the public through your columns to the fact. The camp lies on a route, which leads to the racecourse. Along this, route yesterday there passed hundreds of able- bodied young men on their way to the races. Not content with permitting themselves to forget their duty to their country in the hour of stress, they must needs jeer and scoff and make insulting remarks to the sentries stationed at the gates of the entrance to the camp. The sentries treated such remarks with contempt, being quite able and willing to take caro of them elves. I am, therefore, only referring to this to point out that it is time this kind of thing was put to an end. If such persons cannot themselves see the danger of the present situation, the public must see that steps are taken to compel them to do so. It is a crying scandal that, the men who have enlisted should be subjected to such contemptuous treatment. The remedy ic., of course, some sort of compulsory service, and, as the general public now appear to be in favour of this, cannot, thei r view be expressed in some manner by means of a town meet- ing, a resolution from which would have far more weight than a series of indi- vidual opinions expresd without the means of recording them r It is possible that other towns might follow the lead given by Swansea. I forward this suggestion for your consideration, and as a possible means of bringing matters to a head in the much vexed question of compulsory service.— Yours, etc., Peter D. Thomas, Lieut. 6th (Glam.) Battalion The Welsh Regiment. May 25th, 1915.

I THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. I I Queen Marv to-day celebrates her forty- eighth birthday.

I ADROIT EXCHANGE OF TRAINS. I Zurich. Monday.—There arrived here to-day by train the Italian Embassy from Vienna, and from Rome the Austrian Embassy and Prince Buelow. with their suites, and the Bavarian Legation in Rome. The exchange of trains for the Italian and the Austrian diplomatists was affected adroitly, one party continuing the journey in the train which brought the others.

I U PIRATES MAKE POOR SHOTS. I Mausluis, Tuesday.—The incoming British steamer Cromer, belonging to the Great Eastern Hailway Co., from Har- wich, reports that a torpedo was fired at her but missed the shin when slie was 15 miles off the Noord Hinder lightship. -Reuter. The captain of the Swedish steamer Goteburg, which reached Hull yesterday, states that a torpedo was unsuccessfully fired at the vessel by a U boat 011 Satur- day just after the steamer Minerva was blown up in the North Sea.

I PORTUGUESE PREMIER RESIGNS. I Lisbon, Tuesday.—The newly-appointed Prime Minister, Senhor Chagas, has re- signed his post under medical advice, stating that it is useless to await recovery as the present Government's mission is only to preside over the elections in June next, when a new national Government will be appointed. The Government desires to summon the Congress to vote the electoral law. On the other hand, (he Evolutionist parly threaten to boycott the elections unless they are postponed.

TURKS TREAT PRISONERS KINDLY. I Chief Engineroom Artificer Samuel Todd, who was in the submarine K15 when she ran ashore in the Dardanelles, writes from a hospital al Chanak Our poor old boat. is a proper wreck. We had five killed; our captain was the first. We havo just been told We are ro be removed to Constantinople, where we shall be much safer han at this place. We have all sorts of visitors every day to see TI. They bring us cigarettes, and do not seem able to do enough for tiS. Very different from what you hear at. home." The captain lie refers to is -T,ieij tenant.. Commander Theodore S. Brodie.

I GENERAL BOTHA'S TRIBUTE. Karib, Tuesday .-General Botha has issued a general order in which he says that he desires at this stage of the cam- paign, when the enemy's capital, princi- pal towns and seaports, and the bulk of her railways have fallen into our hands, to express his high appreciation of the splendid spirit of all the troops under his command. Their work has been performed under conditions which only those who had experienced them could properly ap- preciate. The country has reason to be grateful and proud of her men who had accomplished their task. General Botha pays special tribute to the uncomplaining services of the troops on the lines of communication, and adds that all these troops were not fortunate enough to engage the enemy, though in severe) instances they had done so with consjleuous success.

FRENCH TENACITY. I Angry German Efforts Defeated. k I AVIATORS DISPLAY GREAT ACTIVITY. V Many Enemy Posts Attacked. FRENCH. 1 LONDON, Wednesday. The following official communique was issued by the French Embassy this afternoon, through the Press Bureau: The recent checks suffered by the Ger- mans have driven them to extremely violent action. Furious fighting has been going on dur-i ing the evening of the 25th and the night of the 25th-26th. The French troops have given pmof of magnificent courage and tenacity. They have kept all their gains. The Germans first made a counter-attack against the works captured by the French to the north-west of Angres, and have spent on it many furious efforts. Despite a bombardment of extreme in- tensity to which the French have been subjected, they have retained the whole of their new positions. At another point, the French, at the end of the day, occupied tho whole of the low ground above Suval, wehre they gained a footing in the afternoon of the 25th. They have held it under a violent fire. At the same time they have gained ground on the crest north-east of Notre Damo de Lorette, and we captured a German trench near Souciiez. A rather lively fire has been going on in the region of Soissons and that of Rheims. During the 25th the French aviators have shown great activity all along the front, and have succeeded in several bomb-dropping ventures. They have thrown 203 projectiles, of which 83 were large bombs, of 10 kilos each, 14 shells of 150 calibre (weighing 43 kilos each). The. efficacy of the explosions was veri- fied at several points, notably at the German aviation depot at Hevilli, the south-east of Roisel. A shed and a machine took fire at the German reserve park for aircraft at Grand Priel, northeast ot St. Quentin, where a part of the roof was broken down and the petrol depot was hit. During the preceding day four shells were thrown on the railway station at Douai, and a fire was seen to break out in the neighbourhod of the goods station. ITALIAN"! Rome. Wednesday.— A communique issued by the Army Headquarters under yesterday's date, give, a resume of the operations on the Tyrol and the Trentino frontier. It c-ays: On the 24th our troops, taking the offensive, occupied the following points: Forcella, Montozzo, Tonale, Ponte Caf- faro (in the Val-di-Guidicaria), ,and the territory north of Ferrar; Monte Baldo, Monte Corne, and Monte Fop- uiano, on the north slope of Lossini; Pasubio, and Monte Boffelani, At the extremities of the valleys of Agno and Leogra, and the high defiles of the Brenta Valley, we made several prisoners. In Cadore we occupied all the frontier The enemy's artillery of medium cali- bre opened fire on Conque Misurina, without result. On thp. Caria frontier, during thf night of the 24th, we won by a bayonet attack the Val Inferno Pass, at the end of the Val Degano. On the Friuli frontier to-day, on the Middle Isonzo, we continued with suc- cess, the offensive operations near Caporetto. We disposed our troops on the heights which have been won be- tween Indrio and the Isonzo. Austrian artillery of medium calibre opened fire from Santa Maria and Santa Lucia, south-west of Tolrrino upon the heights between Indrio and I sonzo, without result. On the Lower Isonzo we also carried our offensive actions in order to reach the line of the rivor. Everywhere the enemy are retiring and destroying bridges. Our aviators are bombarding the elec- tricity works and the railway station at Monfalcone.

SWANSEA NAVAL RECRUITS I A smart lot of naval recruits, the biggest number that Mr. John Hodgens, the lion, recruiting agent, has been able to collect in one day, assembled outside the Swansea Labour Exchange on Wed- nesday morning, and were photographed previous to their departure for the Crystal l'alace.

I GERMAN SOBERS CO MAD I I Amsterdam, Wednesday .A telegram from Sasvangent to the Telegrai says the number of eases of insanity among the German troops who are and have been at the front is increasing to a frighttuL exteat. Even a sentry on the Yser tront has been found mad at his post. Several men who were too exhausted to perform sentry duty were condemned to severe punishment. The "Telegraaf" states that at many places the Germans are constructing new railway lines. A new line has been laid from Aix-la- Chapelle through the Belgian village of Wonek in the Jeku Valley with the object of giving further railway access to Brussels. This line crosses the Maas near Vise. The line- from Sclzaete to Moerbeke is tq be doubled. and probably also the line Selzaete-Ececloo— Bruges. Owing to lack of barbed wire, Germans are again making requisitions from the Belgian farmers.

PENSIONS FOR MAIMED SOLDIERS. I An Army Order issued last night pro- vides that a European soldier discharged in consequence of the present, war as unfit for further service on account of wounds or injuries or sunstroke, received in action or in the performance of military duty, or on account of blindness by mili- tary service, or of disease due directly and wholly to war service, may, if totally incapable of earning a livelihood, be granted pension at the following weekly rates:— Warrant officer (Class 1). 40s. Do. (Class II. or Non-commis- sioned officer. Class I.). 33s. Non-commissioned officer (Class II.) 31s. Do. (Class III.) 29s. Do. (Class IV.) 27s. Private, etc. (Class V.) 25s. If a soldier so discharged is partially capable of earning a livelihood, he may be granted a pension such as will, with I the wages he may be deemed capable of earning amount to the above rates, ac- cording to his rank. A soldier pensioned under Article 1 may be granted during the period of total in- capacity a further allowance of 2s. 6d. a week for each of his children born before the date of his discharge and under 16 years of age. If he is pensioned under Article 2, an allowance not exceeding 2.s. tfd. a week for each such child may be added to the pension

RUSSIANS TAKE THE OFFENSIVE Amsterdam, Wednesday.- According to a Berlin telegram to the Neuwe Rotterdamsche Courant." the bombard- ment of Przemysl has not yet; begun. Violent fighting is proceeding in the angle between the Vistula and the San. The Russians are strongly resisting tho advance of tue allied anuies, and often take the offensive under the protection of the fortifications of Sandomicz.

MIXE SMITH OF RUMANIA." At Liverpool to-day, two firemen 011 the American liner St. Louis were charged] with making false statements under the Aliens' Act. One, named Grossmann, born in Galicia, was sentenced to three months and the second man, named Orenstein, who was described as Mike Smith, of Rumania, to one month's imprisonment. It was stated that in America, the authorities objected to entering foreign names in the ship's articles, and this accounted for Orenstein's new descrip- tion.

ATHLETES KILLED. 1 Mr. Panics Pearson, who has been killed in France, was a liiter. national Rugby three-quarter, who played three times against-Engiiiii(i and in all gained twelve international" eaps." Captain H. C. C. Campbell, of the King's Own Scotish Borderers, was tbe Cambridge Rugby full-back in the 1907 team. He played half-back for Edin- burgI, Academy, but on going to the varsity took up the full-back position. H. W. Lee, whose death; is also au- nounced, was one of the most promising of the younger Middlesex county cricketers. He made his first century for Middlesex against Notts, last August, and was also frequently seen in M.C.C. teams.

MR. HENDERSON'S L2, 000 The following particulars about mem- hers of the new Coalition Cabinet, their ages, and the salaries they are to receivc may be found of interest. A rro. £ Mr. Asquith .6 5.000 Lord Lansdowiif 1- 0 — Sir S. Buckmaster ri I 10.000 Lord Crewe 57 ,),Ooo Lord Curzon 56 2,000 Mr. McKenna .51 5,000 .Ru' J. Simon .42 5,000 Sir E. Grey 53 5.000 Mr. Bonar Law .1)6 5,000 Mr. Chamberlain 52 5,000 Lord Kitchener .64 5^000 Mr. Lloyd George .).: 5,000 Mr. Balfour 66 4,.)00 Mr. Runeiman .4i. 5,000 Mr. Long .60 5,000 Mr. Churchill .4-1 2.000 Mr. Birrell ti5 4,2*5 Mr. McKinnon Wood .60 -1.000 Lord Selborne 55 .O(JO Mr. Harcourt 52 2.000 Mr. Henderson 52 2,000 Sir E. Carsou 01 7.000 and fees-

CONDITION SERIOUS. I ILLNESS OF CREEK KING CAUSING ANXIETY. I PRAYERS OFFERED BY PEOPLE I Athens, Tuesday.—The condition of the King continues to be a source of much anxiety to the public generally. Crowds continue to assemble in from. of the Palace gate anxious to learn the lacest developments. Last night's reports were not so satis- factory as people had been led to hope during the day, as the redness observed on the edges of the first iucisi»n dpnttfS the possibility of further infection. A new operation will probably become neces- sary. According to the opinion of the doctors attending the King, his Majesty last night, was very weak, but. there is no immediate'danger, although his condition remains critical. M. Gounaris, tho Premier, stayed at the Palace until a late hour last night. Professor Krauss has left Berlin, hurrying to Athens, and a Viennese specialist, has been summoned. In the latest bulletin it is stated that his Majesty is more restful. His tem- perature is 99.7. Prayers are being offered in all the churches.—Renter.

THREE NAVIES COMBINE. I Malta, Tupsday It is understood the entry of Italy into the war has necessi- tated fresh naval dispositions on the part of the British an I French Admiralties, which are now such as to afford the three fleets opportunity of co-operating fully with each other.

GERMAN OUTPUT OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID I Amsterdam, Wednesday.—According to the Telegraaf." one of the chemical works in the ltiihr district has increased the number of its railway tanks for the transport of hydrochloric acid. The greater demand for acid is apparently in connection with the more extensive use of asphyxiating gases on the battlefields.

I TURKS REPULSED WESTWARDS. I I Petrograd, Tuesday.—The following communique is issued by the Caucasus General Staff, dated May 23rd. In the direction of the coast, there has been the usual firing. In the direction of Sarykamysh, in the region of Kizil Derbcni defile, the Turks attempted to take tho offensive, but were repulsed westward. In other directions there has been no change.

I MEAT PACKERS' NEGOTIATIONS. I i Washington, Tuesday.—After a confer- ence with Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the meat packers who have couie here to confer with the State Department over the de- tention of meat cargoes in British ports withdrew their requests for representa- tions by the State Department pending the outcome of further negotiations with the British Embassy.

OFFICERS' MESS CHARGES. I In connection with the Army Council inquiry into officers* mess bills, returns were received at the War Office yesterday from all commanding officers, giving tho I highest and lowest mess rates of their commands. On these figures, with other evidence, a report will be presented tc. the Army Council. I

LONDON TRAMWAY STRIKE FAILS Several hundred more tram cars were i running to-day in London than ou any morning since tfie strike began, and 011 practically all routes there was some at- tempt, to a regular and efficient service during the busiest hours.

OLD OXFORD BLUE S DEATH Tho Rev. Canon Robert Ingham Salmon (rector of Barcombe, near Lewes) died yesterday after 43 years' work in the Chichester diocese. lie was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, and roved for his University against Cambridge,

AIR RECONNAiSSANCE IN BELGIUM I Amsterdam. Wednesday.—The Nieuve Rotterdamsche Con rant;" learns from Ooostburg that heavy firing was heard at half-past six yesterday morning ill the direction of the port of Zeebrugge. The same journal learns that four Allied airmen yesterday made a recon- naissance over the German positions at a great height without being harmed by the enemy's gun-fire.

FRENCH BARCUE WRECKED I A Lloyd's Fayal message dated yester- j day, says a. telegram from Flores states the French barque Bidart, of Bayonne, j from Tchio, New Caledonia, for Glas- gow, i\ith (1, cargo of nickel ore, went ashore at Faja Grande yesterday. No local assistance was available, and the vessel is considered a total loss. Fourteen hands were saved and nine drowned.

ENEMY PROPERTY IN ENGLAND Replying to a question, Mr. Runeiman II stated to-day that extensive steps have already been takeu by the Government to obtain a register of enemy property in England. The returns show the existence of t97,000,000 worth of such property. The question of extending legislation for the purpose of obtaining the payment of debts due to British creditors by enemies out of property in this country was under consideration.

MOTOR-CYCLIST'S FATAL FALL I A Grimsby message, says that Second- Lieutenant Charles Thornton Varley (29), of the East; Riding Roval Garrison Artillery, died yesterday as a result of a I motor cycle accident. Deceased was riding to his depot, on Monday night, and whilst in the parish of Thornton. Curtis had to traverse a highway through tho fields. It. is presumed he threw himself off the machine in trying to avoid a collision with a gate. He was picket! up uncon- scious, and succumbed 17 hours later.

STRAIGHTENED OUT I I (Times War Telegram, per Press Associ.I ation.-Copyright). Northern France, Tuesday. Our line from Festubert to Richebourg I/Avorie has been straightened out, and wo have taken trenches from the enemy east of La Quinqie Rue and Rue D'Ouvert. These trenches, battered by our shell fire, were wonderful constructions in con- crete. They were fitted with electric light and fans and with mechanism worked by electric power for draining them. The necessary power was obtained from the electric plant of the coal mines in the La Bassee area. In one trench our men profited for several hours by the electric light, but eventually the enemy severed the wires, and so cut off the current. Most of the treuclies were provided w'th machine guns embedded in coucvcase- ments. cni)acdded iii cunc: ."e

5.30 dition. Swansea's Rates, The Swansea. Union audit was con- tinued this afternoon, when the oi-er- seers for Swansea Town appeared before the auditor (Mr. J. E. Pughe Jor.s). Mr. Aslimole (the Boroush Treasurer), presented a statement of the rate col- lection for the half-year ended March 31st last. This shwoed that the total amount was < £ 119,749, and the balance of tte ,£13S.LO of the rate was accounted for as" follows:— Owners' compounding allowances,-t3,273; era-used rates, J&1S2: voids, £ 2,9i3; reduced otherwise irrecoverable, = £ 003; pending appeals, .1;2,3370ther arrears, J £ 4,2<i9. 1. HKATHEB LASS 2- Six ran. Only two finished. I GERMANS ADMIT A REVERSE. To-day's German official wireless says: north-east of Givenchy the colourod Eng. lish troops succeeded last night in captur- ing a projecting part of oui* outmost trenches. >

I DELICIOUS COFFEE. RED WHITE & BLUE PouBnakfiutlctfltrOlniMP

ON ALL FRONTS ITALIANS INVADE AUSTRIA. FAILURE OF GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN CALICIA. ARMISTICE IN CALLIPOLI r,"hfizig is taking on all the fronts, including the Austro-Italian. The present position may be summarised as follows Italian forces liave -crtxsted the eastern frontier and advanced into Aus- trian territory towards the Isonzo. Several towns and villages on the Austrian tide of the border have been occupied as well as the highlands commanding the Isonzo X-alley. So fighting is reported on the! Trentino frontier or along the Carnic Alps. The Italian plan of campaign would seem to be to strike eastwards to-! ward s Trieste, while masking the moun- tain passes along their northern frontier. In Galicia and Southern Poland the groat German offensive has died away. Their attacks towards l'rzemysl have b-I come weaker and weaker, although Berlin claims that north of Przemyel General Ma.-kensen'e army has resumed the offen- sive with success. Meanwhile, the tem- porary success of the enemy in Galicia hit,- been offset by the great Russian ad- vance on the Dniester. In the course of Monday night attacks were made Iw the enemy on the British lines at Ypres and the French lines in front of Lens. In every case the Ger- mans were driven back with great loss. A violent shelling of our trenches pre- ceded their attack on our positions across the Langemarek-Ypres road. Two at- tacks north of Ablaiu and four attacks iiortli of Neuvillc were checked by the French artillery fire. On Sunday there was a short a.rmistice, at the request of the Turks, in the Galli- poli peninsula. It was to allow the burial of the large number of Turkish dead in front of the trenches occupied by the Aus- tralians and New Zealanders. Over 3,000 Turks were buried. They had fallen in a determined but vain effort to break our lines on Saturday afternoon last. The attacks of our Firt A rJllV in the l,a Bassee area are being continued under tropical conditions. The blazing sun has made the work of progress very difficult. Discarding all cumbersome articles of clothing and kit, our men have been lighting in their shirt sleeves. They are amazingly cheerful. We continue to pierce and capture amall sections of the enemy's lines in the Festubert^ territory. Further north, the Germans nave replied with tit-for-tat. A change in the direction of the wind has allowed them to bring their gas tactics to bear ujion us once again. But since the deadly cloud first. rolled along the slopes of Hill 60. we have learned a good deal about this kind of warfare, and, bad though it may be, it has lost many of its earlier terrors. Under cover of a drenching artillery lire battalions of the Argyll and Suther- land Highlanders, the Gordon High- landers, and the ■ Hedfords made a splen- did charge over the shattered breastworks of the trenches and drove the enemy out at the point of the bayonet with consider- able loss.

CHINA-JAPAN TREATY SIGNED. Petrograd. Tuesday.—A message from Peking says that, the Cliino-Japanese Treaty was signed at three o'clock this aftcrlloon. Reu tcr.

DESPONDENT GERMAN PRISONERS. Petrograd, Tuesday.—The appearance of the City of Kieff now recalls the days following the fall of Permysl. Over 5.000 prisoners arrive daily. Captured German officers are very de- ist)ondt-lit. Unser Vaterland kaput (Oui Fatherland" burst"), they mutter, and angrily they refuse to discuss the kaisers flight from Galicia.

I NO MEAT FOR THE POOR. Two thousand butchers' shops in Lon- don and the suburbs have already closed down, or will do so during this week, because of the high price of meat. Numbers of poorpr people refuse to pay the prices which the butchers are com- pelled to charged because of the ph&- nomenally high rates which rule at Smithfield and in the provincial markets.

z ANOTHER RAID FRUSTRATED, I raris. Tuesday.—German aeroplanes attempted another raid on Paris yester- day morning. They were unable to reach the capital, however, being ohrved- despite the great height at which they flew —from the French aircraft stations. The two enemy machines were first seen shortly before noon over tlie fringo of the northern suburbs of Paris, at a height of about K,000 feet. Each dropped six bombs (mostly incendiary) over Dugnv and Le Bourget. but no damage was done, although one of 11w infernal machines burst in llie courtyard of a bakery. French aviators having set out to attack the Germans, the latter made good their escape.

I YOUNG OFFICER S MANY HONOURS. I Three months' actual service at the front, three wounds, the Distinguished Service Order and the Victoria Cross, is the record of Lieut. Cyril Gordon Martin, 56th Field Company Royal Engineers, who has reached his home at Eastbourne on leave after being discharged from t.he London Hospital. He is only 23 years of age. Lieut. Martin, in an interview yester- day, said he wont out to France from Woolwich at the beginning of the war. won the D.S.O. at Xeuve Chapel] e. and after two months was wounded and ro- turned home. After recovering lie went, back to France, and in three weeks he won the Victoria Cross for holding a trench after being hit by a bullet in t.Jie thigh. A week later he received severe wounds, and was conveyed to hospital. On one -occasion," lie "I was nearly killed just as we were getting out of our trenches to make an attack. I found a. pair of steel w.ire-eutters, which I placed in my left breast-pocket. Onlv a minute later a bullet hit them and they broke. I was uninjured. hut tho-e cutters undoubtedly wive mr."

AMERICAN SHIP TORPEDOED A CALL FOR HELP. CREW STANDING BY IN THEIR BOATS FORTY MILES OFF FASTNET The following Lloyd's message, dataq, May 25th, was received to-day; The American steamer Ne- braskan, Liverpool for Dela- ware Breakwater, passed Fastnet 5.30 p.m. The fol- lowing was received at 9.5 p.m. by the wireless station at Cookhaven: Nebraskan calling for help about forty miles west- south west of Fastnet. Tor- pedoed. Crew in boats standing by. Weather fine, calm. Lloyd's Old Head Kinsale message reports: Nebraskan passed east at 11.10 a.m. to-day. Down at bow; uncontrollable; sig- nals flying; under own steam. Apparently bound to Queenstown. fThe Aebraskan is a steel twin screw steamer of 4,409 tons gross, and was built at Camden, N..L, in 1902. Her owners are the American—-Hawaiian S.S. Co.]

DERBY Will NOT BE RUN The Press Association is officially in- formed by the Epsom Grand Stand Asso- ciation that there is 110 truth in the rumour that the Derby will be run at Isewmarket instead of at Epsom this year.