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MAKER OF MODERN and adopted as his motto "Fiat

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MOST REMARKABLE ENGLISH- MAN OF THE CENTURY

LORD FISHER

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WAR

a

was

TERRIBLE TOLL OF

THE GALE

CHURCH TOWER TORN OFF: WORST STORMS FOR YEARS ENGLAND UNDER WATER

London, Yesterday,

Justitia, Ruat Coelum," which he translates 25 "Do right and

One hundred thousand tons of ship- damn the odds." Ho never liked ping-aro already wholly or partially politicians, and is sometimes brutally casualties during the past week's outspoken about them. Whilst flying gales, but marine insurance Interests his Bag in the "Renown" in North are of opinion that although the America

apd

the Mediterranean, losses are heavy, they are lucky that Fisher put in practice many now they are not commensurate with the methods, Coming back to the Ad- violence of the gales. miralty a Second Sen Lord, be in. Rarely ever have so many tele- troduced the new scheme of education | grams been posted at Lloyds, as was for officers and many alterations for the case when 200 telegrams relating the comfort of the men. It was an to ships were received. The full ex other great night, and he tells how he tent of damage caused to shipping won it. This period of Fisher'a life's may not be known for over twelve work has now borne fruit in the affi- months, for many of the vessels cient and contented personnel of the damaged have proceeded on their Fleet of today. In his period of five voyages, and will be repaired abroad. years as First Sea Lord the whole All captains of arriving ships re- Navy was reorganised; with his

port the worst weather they have famous "stroke of the pen." 154 ships ever known. were struck off the lat; the "Dread- nought" va conceived and built; the Fleet redfatributed and the Reserve re- made. In all this work he met con- tinual opposition both from inside and outside the Service. He had a staunch friend in King Edward VII, of whom be writes: “It is a good thing to have a King who knows how to act, as Cabinet Ministers seem to me to be always like a lot of frightened rab- The total rainfall in the past ten bits." The end of his time in offico weeks is almost the anme As the was marred by thu Beresford Incident, average rainfall in the Thames Val- It is fully id impartially described, ley for the whole six winter months. and there are documents which show-Reuter. it up in a fresh light.

Buffeted Vessels

Floods are getting worse in many parts of the country, and there are three inches of snow in Yorkshire. There are the gravest fears of a re- nowal of last year's Thames floods, and the town of Reading haa hecome an island. Lakes several miles wide are dotted here and there along the whilst many main Thames Valley, roads are covered.

Paris, Yesterday.

The gala tore of the tower of St. Martin's church at Boulogne, and several worshippers were injured.

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S.S. "TAI HING"

[1,088 tons-Capt. Trott.]

... DECEMBER.

.S.S. “TAI MING"

[649 tone-Capt. G. J. Spink.] DECEMBER.

TUES. 24th SUN. 29th

"Lord Fisher of Kilverstone was a great man; fact, history will probably relate that he was the most remarkable Englishman that the cen tury has so far seen." With these words Admiral Sir R. H.

Bacon opens the foreword of his biography of Lord Fisher, published by Hodder and Stoughton. The author of those

some years in

contact with Lord Fisher, and has had access to the mass of feft.

papers and letters be Lord Fisher

prolific writer from his youth to the time of his death; he had a pungent style And and loved

вре quotation, Throughout the book memes and letters

written by him at different stages of his career are quoted in profusion; the great majority of theso have never appeared before, and in themselves form a running comment. ary not only on Fisher's own life, but on the development of the Navy during the past seventy years. The author. in many cases from Brat-

They Had to Grow hand knowledge, interpolates the, in- Leaving the Admiralty in 1910, At least 70 Frencht seamen have per history of the various crises of Fisher had a little Test. One been drowned in the present storm, Lord Fisher's career, and these very who knew

him

well said at according to "Le Journal's" estimate. ably written explanations add great the time, "So Jacky is grow- The arrival of a Channel steamer ly to the value of the work.

ing roses is bet Well, all Fve has become a lively spectacle., Two Fearless Fighter

got to say is that those roses will members of the crowd watching the Fisher

damned well have to grow!" fearless fighter

That buffeted vessel from the Dleppe jetty throughout his life; he made many

sums up the man-even at his ad were swept from their

feet by a enemies and many friends; by all ho vanced age everything he tackled had heavy sea and drowned. was respected, and this biographyto go at full speed. When he left will

establish his reputation for all the Admiralty he forecast the dafe of time. We дег

the outbreak of the War within two him joining the the "Victory" at Portsmouth in 1845, a prophecy he was a silent power guld-

months, and for four years after his Foreign Steamers Wrecked penniless midshipman without influ

Reports reaching London from Ger- ence, in days when life at sea was

ing the preparation of the Fleet for many, France and Holland reveal hard and men were still Blogged. turned to the Admiralty after the cut-able havee in these countries.

the test he knew was

was coming. He re that the storm has created consider- One of his early experiences was to break of war, and, in spite of be made to walk the quarterdeck

his 75 Fifty steamera were unable to put i with a coll of rope round his neck years, showed indomitable energy to sea from Hamburg, while 5.0.S. a punishment for some offence had heen, and the story of that six ships in the North Sca, including the

Rat he was obviously not the man he calls were received

from numerous because the Commander thought "he months make tragic though piquant tug "Lil Weermann" was born to be hung." Soon he

which towed came out to China, and his letters reading, the more so because many the

the "Emden," which was in acute dis recount his life there. He saw fight letters that passed between those in

tresa. ing at the Pei-ho River, and he dea-high authority are reproduced for the Her rudder was carried away by a cribes how his Captain went into threat of

Arst time. These culminate, on his terrifle, sea and when a Dutch tug battle "in a tall white bat with a

resignation in Д court came to her rescue, she was drift- gold stripe on the side of it, a Post "In the King's Name I order you to The tug towed her to London.

message from the Prime Minister: Ing helplessly on to some aandbanks. Captain's uniform, tail coat, a yellow waistesat, white trousers and a white only far a few days. The position was remsin at your post." He did po but

Total Wrecka umbrella, which he used to cheers impossible and Lord Fisher's resigna- ed at the mouth of the Elbe and are Three steamers have been strand- on.......We got there alright" Soon promoted,

tion was accepted. For the rest of the likely to prove total wrecks. ho became a gunnery

War he adopted the policy of "Never The tug "Iroise" from Brest, tow- "Warrior," then the wonder of the

explain," but in some of the last let-ed for a day and a night the water- Navy, into an efficient fighting ship heart, and shows the reasons for his er Helen," which was badly batter- ters to intimate friends he opens his logged and helpless Danish freight- As Captain of the "Excellent" he was responsible for the introduction Lord Fisher gave his whole life to the

actions and his feelings at the time. ed on leaving Ushant. of the

later founded torpedo, and

The effort to save the ship prov Whale Island, the

service of the Navy that he loved, and ed unavailing. The vessel sank when Gunnery present School. As a Captais at sea he was

no man living did more to build up nearing safety, and the "Iroise" sav a hard taskmaster. Joining the

our sea supremacy which, in the end, ed her crew, who jumped Into the "Bellerophon," he was not satisfied brought about the surrender of the sea. The only man missing is one with the smartness of the ship. Ho fell the officers and men in and said: "Now, I am going to give you three months Hell, and If you have not come up to my standard by that time you will get another three months Helt." There was no neces- sity for the second three months, and the story typifies the Admiral of later years, After commanding the "Inflexible" at the bombardment of Alexandria, he went to the "Excel- lent," makes stringent comments

The Ben Line sa. "Bendoran" from upon what he calls "the forty years

Middlesbro', London, Contracts have been signed for two Manila left Manila for this pert on

Straits which he proceeded to alter drastically.

The "Empress of France" sailed electrically-driven passenger chips of December 9, p.m., and is due to ar from Hong Kong at noon on Novam- As Director of Naval

a fleet of six new vessels planned by rive here on

British warships in port this morn- Ordinance, he began the

sories of

December 13, a.m.

ber 16 for a direct trip to Liverpooling were:- far-reaching reforms which

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Canada" loft Vancouver for Hong in Liverpool at noon on December "Tamar," "Petersfield," "Magnolia," dations of the modern Navy,

word Keng, via Japan ports and Shanghat, 8. has made a record breaking trip. "Soames, Marazion," "Cornflower," received had to fight every inch of the way, Francisco.

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The first of the new are illuminating ships will be ready for delivery Oc- Manila at 6 pm. on the same day.

December 28. Sho will sail for

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The "Empress of France" Was ary 1, 1982.

The CPS EMS. "Empress of scheduled to return to Europe from The vessels

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December 12 the Orient, carrying the passengers gers who wish to make sightseeing

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