On the 15th April, 1915, the Dutch steamer _Katwijk_, while on voyage from Baltimore to Rotterdam, was torpedoed by a German submarine. She carried a cargo of grain for the Dutch Government, and was lying at anchor 7 miles west of the North Hinder at the time of the outrage. A fire broke out soon after the explosion of the torpedo, and the vessel sank in 20 minutes. There were no casualties. On the 19th April, our Minister at the Hague sent the following message to the British Foreign Office: "Minister for Foreign Affairs told French Minister to-day that German Foreign Office admitted to Netherlands Minister at Berlin that it was a German submarine which sank the _Katwijk_, and added that it was an unfortunate accident." On the 20th April the German Government informed the Netherlands Minister that they would make enquiries, and, if proved that it was a German submarine, they would express their regret and indemnify the Netherlands Government for their loss. On the very same day, 20th April, the following was included in the German official wireless news: "The special Rotterdam correspondent of the _Deutsche Tageszeitung_ reports that the description of the boat which torpedoed the _Katwijk_, and the behaviour of the crew, lead one to believe that the vessel was of English nationality." On the 10th May our Minister at the Hague communicated this message to the British Foreign Office: "Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs tells me that he has just heard from Berlin that German Government acknowledge that _Katwijk_ was torpedoed by a German submarine. German Government fully apologise for the mistake and promise an ample indemnity." It seems probable that the German Government had a shrewd suspicion that it was one of their own submarines which sank the _Katwijk_, even as early as the 19th April. However, this did not prevent them from sending out broadcast in their official wireless news on the 20th a strong suggestion that a British submarine was responsible--a little illustration of German official methods. The American oil-tank steamer _Gulflight_ was torpedoed without warning off the Scilly Islands at 12.50 p.m. on the 2nd May, 1915. One seaman and the wireless operator were drowned, while the master died soon afterwards from shock. The remaining 35 members of the crew were saved. The submarine remained on the surface for three minutes after discharging the first torpedo; then submerged, and 25 minutes later struck the vessel with a second torpedo. On the 25th May, 1915, the American steamer _Nebraskan_ was 50 miles W.S.W. from the Fastnet Rock. The sea was smooth and the weather calm, but at about 9 p.m. she was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine. The crew took to their boats and, after standing by the ship for an hour, returned on board, and at 10.30 started for Liverpool. At about 1.25 a.m. they met with two vessels sent by the British Admiralty in answer to a wireless call, and Liverpool was reached in safety.