The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-24

London. February 23.--t5,5O D. m.D An official announcement says n riot at Singapore, in the Fifth Light infan- try, over prom otions. has been aucllcd. The loss of life twas somewhat scrt- ous."
 Uoudon February 23.-tI2;OS a.. m.D issued by the OfficiaI Press bnrenu'
 "Thc secretary of the admiralty an nounccs that the Foikcstonc- -BouIognc cross channel passenger boat was at tnckcd Inst night shortly after Ienv- ing BouIogne barbor by German sub marine. One torpedo passed 30 yards ahead of the ship.
 "rhc passengers. numbering 92. con sisted of civilians and included n mum her of neutraIs."
 London February 2S.-Oo:25 p. m) Another American steamer, the Carlo has been destroyed by mine off the German coast, while a third Norwegian steamer the Regin, has been torpedoed or destroyed by a mine off Dover All the Regins crew were saved by brit- ish destroyers, and although not stated in the dispatches from Berlin 1t IS be- lieved the crew of the Carlo also es- capped.
 rhus neutral states continue to be the greatest sufferers from the mine and
 IA .s., et l fa2 sibie. however, that one or two British steamers have suffered similar late, one being overdue and another beinh reported blown up off Rye A a result of the activity Of German submarines the British admiralty has announced that the Irish and North channels have been restricted for navigation from to- day
 Refuse to Sail
 In the case of a few Scandinavian, Butch and British steamers, the crews have refused to sail where the voyages were to include the war zone, but in each instance substitutes were found The crew of the British steamer Dan leydale. which has grain for the Bel gium relief commission, refused to ac- company the ship from Falmouth to Rotterdam, but men were found to take their places. t.....--
 Otherwise the trade of the country Is going on much as usual, and ship masters continue to express conr"enee that the German submarines cannot in- terfere seriously with commerce. In fact the threatened blockade, which has had such small effect thus far, is beginning to give way in the public interest in military operations and the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts by the allied fleet.
 It appears from the official report issued by the admiralty tonight that the continuation of the operations against the Dardaneles has been G<ayed by unfavorable weather but there still is no news of the effect of Saturdays bombardment, which was in progress when the first report was published.
 Crew Lands
 New Haven. England February 23-(Via London, 30 a. mD-Eighteen members of the crew of the Cardiff steamer Drank some Chine, government collier, landed here this evening. Their vessel either struok a mine was torpedccd in the English channel 20 miles southeast of Baachy Head about 2 o'clock this after noon.
 The men say the captain and mate of the steamer are standing by the yes sel, which is badly damaged and awash.
 An attempt will be made to pull her to the coast and beach her.
 A larger steamer is reported in dis | tiess near the same spot. Lifeboats are in attendance upon her
 Washington, February .S.-TresiGeLt 1 Wilson d'scussed with his cabinet today l the general situation produced by the declaration of a submarine war on mer hant vessels and 1t was soid later the l replies from England and Germany to the irfcr nal represen,ations would have
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