GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 16 May 1912, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

(Received 16, 11.50 a.m.) London, May 15. The Newmarket Stakes, run yesterday, resulted: Cylgad 1, Tagalie 2, Catmint 3. Lord Dnnsany, who is a poor swimmer, pluckily endeavoured with 1 the help of a policeman to rescue a drowning footman in the ■Serpentine} l but the attempt was unsuccessful. At the Titanic inquiry during the examination of Stewart, chief officer of the Californian, Lord Mersey stated that he personally was of opinion that the rockets seen by the Californian wore from the Titanic. Groves, third officer, admitted that tie now believed they were the Titanic’s rackets), : ■ The King and Queen, who were in deep mourning, drove to Marlborough House and condoled with Queen Alexandra and the I)»wager-Empress M ire. The King later went to Aldershot, where manoeuvres were carried out. Ho is only cancelling social pleasures.

(Received 16, 11.30 a.m.) Berlin, May 15. It now appears that King Frederick went for a short stroll in a Hamburg street attired in a lounge suit and was unaccompanied. He walked two hundred yards and then collapsed. He was unable to speak and was not

recognised. The body was taken to the hospital and then to the mortuary with other unknowns. It was late in the evening before he was missed from the hotel. The Queen and his daughters were alarmed and an all-night search was made, and adjutant only identifying the body at daybreak.