FOR THE FUTURE.

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FOR THE FUTURE.

MORE RAFTS AND BOATS. SOUTHWARD TRACK TO BE FOLLOWED. (Received April 22, 8.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, 21st April. Mr. Bruce Ismay ha* given instructions that all liner* of the International Mercantile Marine Company are to be equipped with lifeboats and raft* sufficient for all aboard. LONDON, 21st April^ The ' Harnburg-Amerika and the Canadian-Pacific Companies have decided to provide lifeboat* for all paeeeftgers and crew. WASHINGTON, 20th April. The American Hydrographic Office has ordei'ed that the lanes foi Atlantic lines be moved 180 mile* southward of the track followed by the Titanic. CLEARING THE PATH. WARSHIPS TO SHELL ICEBERGS. WASHINGTON, 21st, April. The House of Representatives has adopted a measure to provide for the aliening of icebergs by warships for the purpose of target practice as well a« to clear dangers from the paths of navigators. TRIBUTE TO CREW. VALOUR AND DISCIPLINE COMMENDED. NEW YORK, 19th April. The American newspapers pay a unanimous tribute to the valour and discipline of tho crew of the Titanic, but complain of the • inadequate boat accommodation and the driving of the liner at twenty-one knots in the region of icebergs. CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN INTERVIEWED "SURELY AN EXAGGERATION." [BX TEIiEOIBAFH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, This Day. Captain Amundsen, in an interview regarding the Titanic disaster, remarked that one account said that tho berg met with was one mile in length. This was. surely an exaggeration j it was more probable that o. line of bergs wlas encountered that was a mile or so in length. It did not seem to him probable that very little of the berg could have been showing above the water, because, if ono could depend upon the cablegrams, tons of ice had fallen on to the deck, sinking the liner, which was itself particularly high out of the water. Ib was exceptional early in the year to meet icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland ; he could only account for their presence if there had been an. abnormally heavy wind in tho north several weeks previously to tho disaster. Questioned as to the facilities for ascertaining that icebergs arc in a given vicinity, Captain Amundsen declined to say much on the point. One method &a& &9 l&ks ii h fi itemjio.riUjr^

regularly. One thing was certain ji When tlio enquiry concluded it would be found that the captain and his officers had done their duty. REFERENCES IN THE CHURCHES An impressive memorial service was held in the Missions to Seamen last evening in memory of the loss of the Titanic. Pulpit references were also made tit the following ohurcheß : — St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Sacred Heart Basilica, and other Rotnan Catholic Churches, St. John's, St. James's Pre». bvtenan Church. St. Andrew's, TrinityMethodist (Wellington South). Jewish Synagogue, Men's Brotherhoodi service, and Central Mission service. In several cases resolutions of condolence were passed with the bereaved relatives. A collection taken up at the, Vivianstreet Baptist Church in, add of the Titanic fund realised £8.