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damage and Commander Daniel subsequently learned that Admiral Callard had told Captain Dewar In a loud volog and in the pre- sence of seamen, that he was fed up with the ship.
Subversive to. Discipline?
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TENANT FARMERS ATTACH THE POLICE,
Tokyo, Apr. 1 There were more than a hun In the letter, Commander Daniel dred arrests following a clash be dwelt on the serious harm of such tween three hundred tenant far Gibraltar, Mar: 81. The court martial of Comman-incidents, adding that on a pre-mers and thirty police at Momau- vious occasion great pains were gun, Northern Japan, in which der Daniel opened with impressive necessary to restore respect for there was a number of casualties. scenes. As the Captains forming the Admiral. Commander Daniel The clash was the outcome of a the Court, dressed in frock coats felt that the Admiral's unfair dispute with regard to repayment with epaulettes, cocked hats and eas and insult before nearly a of rent with the leading landown- gold Inced aword bolts loft their hundred officers and men on Marcher.
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ships and arrived on H.M.S. Eagle, 15, would have a serious effect on The police attempted to frusi each was piped aboard.
the discipling and morale of the trate an attack of the landowner's Commander Daniel who was inahip. He said that an assurance house and a conflict ensued, the a frock coat and cocked hat, arwas urgently necessary that die-farmers fighting with apades and rived at nine o'clock in the morn- cipline must not be undermined in acythes and other agricultural im- ing, accompanied by his friend, this way," Mr. Day Kimball. He was follow-
The prosecutor submitted that plements, and the police using Bwords, but the latter were over- ed shortly afterwards by Captain Commander Daniel's criticism and come by numerical superiority, Dewar and then Rear-Admiral conduct, and possible future con- Collard, who was an impressive duct towards Admiral Collard, was whereupon the crowds stripped figure with a row of decorations subversive to discipline and con- swords, caps and badges and re- wounded polico of their on "hia coat as he mounted the trary to the regulations...
turned to headquarters singing gangway of H.M.S. Eagle, at the
The prosecutor added that on foot of which the photographers March 10 Commander Daniel as-radical songs and carrying red were very busy,
sembled the officers in the ward flags and banners with radical-in- Captain Burges Watson prestroom and informed them that a scriptions-Reuter.. ded at the court martial, which court of inquiry would be held. consisted of eight Captains. The In the ward room ho read a letter awful noise. The bandmaster ex- proceedings opened with the de- which he said Captain Dewer had pressed regret.
Ho told Captain Dewar it puty Judge Advocate reading the written regarding Admiral Col
disgraceful that a warrant convening the court and lard's conduct and asked who could was ladies were Bitting out then the charges, to which Com-give evidence to substantiate the of mander Daniel pleaded not guilty. charges it contained,
Comman- the dance and that Commander The public seats were chiefly ac der Daniel, then read his own let Daniel had got to do his job in
future. cupied by uniformed officers, there tor.
Captain Dewar's letter also said being no women present.
Serious Personal Matter.
that the band was unreasonably In evidence Rear Admiral Col-diamissed. The Jazz band was Iard said he took ashore a letter summoned despite Captain from Commander Daniel which ac-Dewar's protest. Admiral Collard companied a letter from Captain said the bandmaster mufet be sent Dewar and handed them to the home and, the following day the Vice-Admiral,
bandmaster asked to be permitted Cross-examined, Admiral Col- to resign from the Service, sacrifl- lard safe he read the letter care-cing hia pension, fully and agreed it was a serious
Alleged Insult. The letter referred to a "great matter concerning him personally. Efforts to restore the Admiral's commotion on the quarter deck
The Judge Advocate disallowed a prestige were succeeding after awing to the Admiral's anger" question by the American bar that until the incident of March and alleged that Admiral Collard rister, Mr. Kimball, on the ground 5, when Admiral Collard was declared he was "fed up with the that Admiral Collard's conduct furious because the port accom- ship."
was irrelevant to the charges modation Jadder was not ready. Commandor Daniel expressed in against Commander Daniel. Mr. and when he told Captain Dewar the letter the opinion that the Kimball said the court martial that he was fed up with the ship. morale of the ship suffered and was granted at the request of Com- The letter also said that when discipline was endangered by the mander Daniel and its whole pur Admiral Collard returned to the incidents and added, "All the of-pose would be defeated if such ship on March 6, he studiouely in- ficers are deeply resentful of the questions were disallowed. sulted Captain Dewar in the pre- humiliation to which their ship
The Court decided that Admiral sence of numerous officers and and Captain are subjected." de Collard's conduct was irrelevant men, claring "apologies would serve, no but admissible. useful purpose."
"Fed Up With the Ship.” The Judge Advocate quoted from a letter to Captain Dewar in connexion with which Commander Daniel is charged and which de- scribes the circumstances of Ad- miral Collard's landing at Malta from H.MS. Royal Oak,
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In ovidence, Admiral Collard anid he told the bandmaster that The mast Improve matters and sub-
that Commander Daniel himself The Judge Advocate read Capsequently told Commander Daniel had not suffered but considered tain Dewar's letter in which he that the bandmaster would have to it would be cowardice not to re-expressed extreme reluctance to go, but he never used the alleged port the matter.
criticise a superior but felt it his epithet to his face. duty when discipline was under- Justification Pleaded. Disembarkation Incident. mined, He referred to a remark The matter was subsequently
of Admiral Collard regarding the thrashed out and settled to gener The reading by the prosecution ship's band to the effect that he al satisfaction. He denied accur of Commander Daniel's letter, to had never heard such a bloody racy of the Captain Dewar, which is the basie band and described the bandmas Captain Dewar with reference to account given by of the charges, showed that when ter most opprobriously. Admim! Collard required a boat to
the disembarkation incident on leave the Royal Oak on March 5,miral Collard had remarked that Dewar on that occasion, but it The letter complained that Ad-March 5. He rebuked Captain Commander Daniel ordered, the the Royal Oak was not fit to be an was done out of the hearing of any atarboard accommodation ladder Admiral's flagship, that he was body. He was duly saluted on the to be prepared after inquiring and treated worse than a midshipman quarter deck en his return the ascertaining there was no choice and could not get his bloody or
of sides owing to the roughness of ders obeyed. the sen and ascertaining Admiral Collard's wish that the barge should not be damaged.
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In re-cross-examination Admiral Commander Daniel was sum-Callard said guests complained of the prosecution witnesses, after moned to Admira! Collard's pre- the abominable playing sence and found that the Admiral band. He asked the bandmaster who Court on behalf of Commander of the which Mr. Kimball, addressing the was furious because the port ac was apparently half asleep and out Danfel pleaded justification. commodation ladder was not ready.of earshot of anyone, what was The Admiral ordered, Commander wrong and told him it was a bloodyed until Monday, April 2.-Router, The court martial was adjourn- Daniel to sea to it himself. Dis
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