Mr. Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line, was on board the _Titanic_, and it appears that the master handed the _Baltic's_ message to Mr. Ismay almost immediately after it was received. This no doubt was in order that Mr. Ismay might know that ice was to be expected. Mr. Ismay states that he understood from the message that they would get up to the ice "that night." Mr. Ismay showed this message to two ladies, and it is therefore probable that many persons on board became aware of its contents. This message ought in my opinion to have been put on the board in the chart room as soon as it was received. It remained, however, in Mr. Ismay's possession until 7.15 p. m., when the master asked Mr. Ismay to return it. It was then that it was first posted in the chart room. This was considerably before the time at which the vessel reached the position recorded in the message. Nevertheless, I think it was irregular for the master to part with the document, and improper for Mr. Ismay to retain it, but the incident had, in my opinion, no connection with or influence upon the manner in which the vessel was navigated by the master. It appears that about 1.45 p. m. (_Titanic_ time) on the 14th a message was sent from the German steamer _Amerika_ to the Hydrographic Office in Washington, which was in the following terms: _Amerika_ passed two large icebergs in 41° 27´ N., 50° 8´ W., on April 14. This was a position south of the point of the _Titanic's_ disaster. The message does not mention at what hour the bergs had been observed. It was a private message for the hydrographer at Washington, but it passed to the _Titanic_ because she was nearest to Cape Race, to which station it had to be sent in order to reach Washington. Being a message affecting navigation, it should in the ordinary course have been taken to the bridge. So far as can be ascertained, it was never heard of by anyone on board the _Titanic_ outside the Marconi room. There were two Marconi operators in the Marconi room, namely, Phillips, who perished, and Bride, who survived and gave evidence. Bride did not receive the _Amerika_ message nor did Phillips mention it to him, though the two had much conversation together after it had been received. I am of opinion that when this message reached the Marconi room it was put aside by Phillips to wait until the _Titanic_ would be within call of Cape Race (at about 8 or 8.30 p. m.), and that it was never handed to any officer of the _Titanic_.