The end of the Second Battle of Ypres (see April 22).
The Italians cross the frontier into Austria (midnight, 24th-25th).
May 25 (Tues.)
The formation of a new Coalition Ministry is announced in the House of Commons.
The end of the Battle of Festubert (see May 16); the British gains are consolidated.
H.M.S. Triumph (battleship) is sunk by a submarine off Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli.
May 26 (Wed.)
The constitution of the new British Government is announced: Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith; Foreign Secretary, Sir E. Grey; Secretary for India, Mr. Chamberlain; Secretary for War, Lord Kitchener; First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Balfour; Minister of Munitions, Mr. Lloyd George (see Aug. 4, 1914, and Dec. 10, 1916).
The British submarine E11 torpedoes a Turkish transport in Constantinople harbour.
A Zeppelin raid on Southend.