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This act of chivalry on the part of the Danish

sailors, and their sympathy with the defenceless crew of the submarine, will not soon be forgotten in England. It was worthy of "the gallant, good Rion." We are not surprised to hear that the Danes, who behaved, as we expected them to do, like gallant gentlemen, at once lodged a protest against the violation of their neutrality. The Germans have apologized, but that does not wipe out this fresh stain on the honour of their Navy. The B13' was, in theory, doubly protected—both by her helplessness and by inter- national law, as she was lying in territorial waters.

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