She left the Solent late on Wednesday evening, and on Thursday would have been between Beachy Head and Dover, if she had gone that way, and yesterday up the Thames or somewhere between Harwich and Yarmouth." "Well, Major Mallett, if you will sit down and write the telegram with the description that you have given, I will send it off at once.

Then, if you will call again in an hour's time, I have no doubt all the answers will have come in." "Your craft has gone west," he said when Frank returned.

"All the answers the other way are negative.

Saint Catherine says: 'Craft answering description was seen well out at sea on Thursday morning.' Portland noticed her in the afternoon, and she was off the Start yesterday morning; the wind was light then; and the Lizard reports seeing her this morning.

When abreast of them, she headed south, apparently making a departure, as she could be made out keeping that course as long as seen.