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THE JUTLAND DESPATCHES.

What Jellicoe and Beatty Say.

Atter considerable discussion the Admiralty has issued the despatches gelatives to the battle of Indland.

ships, as leading to passtole dis- į aster owing, first to the presence of torpedo craft in such large numbers, and, secondly, to the impossibility .et distinguishin between our own and enemy vessels. Further, the result of right action under modern con Vition must alwaya be vor largely a matter of pure chance." But from reports received sub-

SHIPPING NEWS.

SAIGOS FREIGHTS. Mesars W. G. Hal: & Co., Ltd, -Dating the month of December. the charter market in respect off Saigon Hongkong was somewhat active and we have had to regis-

picat

er some more fixtures at the current rate of 23 cents par The most important documented it is fairly certain

that the German battle fleet and January, owing to the demand But since the beginning of fis the covering dispatch of Almiral Jellicos, dated Jane 15, the British" during the night the owners are onwilling to fix at battle cruisers crossed astera of for tonnage coming from Bangkok, 1916, which more than hints at:

and made for the Horn Refless than 35 40 cents, which rate (1) The superior gunnery of

Channel-and the German Best, particularly

30 escaped de-our shippers cannot afford to pay struction. the battle cruisers.

for the Groment as at the same time American steamers offered at 16 15 cent.

(2) The indifferent armour protection of our battle cruisers, (3) The superior night organisation of the German Fl-at.

(0) The disadvantage ja which our vessels laboured in regard to the light.

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BEATTY'S STORY. From the point of view human interest, the dispatch of Admiral Beatty, in command of

the Battle Cruise: Fleet, stand out above everything else.

With regard to the much. discussed message, in which Beatty is supposed to bave signalled, at a critical moment on the evening of the 31st:

"Follow me, we have got them cold."

an appendix of all the signal exchanged during the battle- shows that at 750 pm. he actually signalled to Jellico>:

Urgent, Submit van of battle ships ships follow battle cruisera. We can then cut off whole of ecemy's fleet.

The brief, but significant reply a & p.m. from Jellicoe, whe thirty-five minutes earlier had ordered the battle feet to alte ite course "two points away from

the enemy," was

Present course of fleet is west. WHY THE GERMANS ESCAPED.

That is all. It is interesting. bas it does not tell us which was the wiser man. At the close or ha dispatch Beatty, after relat

in

how at about $.30 p.a. h again sighted the enemy, and successfully engaged him, writes:

EXT ACTS FROM COVERING DESP TCH.

Below are extracts from the

re

bat notable parts of Admiral| JAPAN AND THE JONES LAW, Jellicoe's covering dispatch-

Representatives of the Cham

American

"The operation showed that I bers of Commerce in Japan held) the ships of the Third Squadron | A conference at the Tokyo of the High Sea Fleet possess an Chamber of Commerce recently unexpected turn of sped for a to consider the steps to be taken any rate a short period. Thein regard to the new Merchant) Queen Elizabeth class are nomin. Marine Act

of America. I aily 25-koo: vessels. The official is understood that the Chambers, quarterly return of British and of Commerce will open negotia foreign war vessels gives the tiona with the Konig and Kaiser classes a authorities with + view to lesigned speed of 20.5 knots. I asking the position of Japanese are always expected that the shipping companies less difficult. listance, but the fact that, thtions, it is said that Japan will might reach 22 knots for a short As a preliminary to the negotia Fifth Battle Squadron was unable o increase its distance from the their utmost speed comes as an German ships when steaming at unpleasant surprise and will hav considerable effect on the conduc of future operations.

A DISTURBING FEATURE. "When Sir David Beatty sigh:

decide to throw open her coasting trade to foreign shipping and to abolish the subsidy for the Nippon Yusen Kaishs and other com- panies.

THE COST OF NEW SHIPS. The Caledon Shipbuilding andi Engineering Company, Dundee.

ed the enemy battle cruisers hently Isanched the steamer

dopted the correct and on! possible course in engaging an endeavoring to keep between the enemy and his base. Whethe: the First Scouting Group w.. supported or not. his duty would be to engage and keep tonch with the enemy vessels of similar class to his own, so lang as be was not in manifestly inferior force. It

•his cas, he had a great supation its, an! there could be no question

to his action.

The disturbing feature of the battle cruiser action is the fart mxt five German battle cruisers

*rzaving -ix British

Eumaeus, which they have built for Messrs. Alfred Halt and Co.. Liverpool. The vessel, is 45% 15 feet 3 inches in moulded depth. feet in length, 58 fee: in breaith. and of 7,625 tons pross. Speaking after the launch. Mr. R. D. Holi aid that shipbuilding would have! to be much less costly if many ore orders were to be placed. Is the prosent condition of the market no one who postinued to order new ships coill keep ou methods of producing cheaper, of the bankruptcy court. Ii ships were not found the shipping and shipbuilding industries would f this clas, supported, after

go to the wall. Mr. P. S. Brown. The fist twenty minates,

replying for "The Builder," said though

aid the cost of ships was so high K* Creat range, br the fire of four battleships

that the industry has ceased to be The Queen Elizabeth class, we

a reasonable proposition. Th get a le zo sink the Qyren Marhat if they were to have any hope cost should be cut to exactly one- and indefatigable. It is true that The enemy being accom.

the eue suffered very heavil panied by numerous destroyers; and that one ressol, the

(e) Our strategical position being such a to make it appear certain ths: we should locate the enemy at daylight under most favourable circumstances.

In view of the gathering dark- ness tabou: 9.16 pan and for other reasons, namely:

(a) Our distance from the Parde Fleet:

(b) The damaged condition of the battle-cruisers;

(e) The enemy bolag centrated:

COR.

I did not consider it desirable or proper to close the enemy Battle Fleet during the dark

bours.

Tease!

of renewed activity.

The

THE PRUDENTIAL EXTERS Lutzow. was undoubtedly des

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1 provisional arrangement has of the features of the action was the large number of enemy Exchange Assurance Corporation been entered into with the Royal torpedoes that crossed the British whereby that corporation will! ine without taking effect on any

act as the Prudential's agent and I therefore concluded that ship except the Marlborough. H. should be carrying eat the Commphasises the supreme importOriginally the Prudential was underwriters for marine business. mander-in-Chief's orders by turn- ance of keeping from the knox merely a life office, which un- ing to the course of the fleet. My edge of the Germans the far dertook as well annuity and intention was to ask permission that ships were able to avoid sinking fond asagrance...In 1915 to sweep 5. What daylight, but of corperiv by seeing the trick, "a receiving & signal that the Comt would not be beyond the ingenuity of the Germans to mander-in-Chief was turning to North, and ordering me to conform devise a means of preventing ang and close, I proceeded according-track being left." ly, and rejoined the Commander.

in-Chief at 5.20 a.m.

What does the Commander-in- Chief say about the situation shortly before 9 p.m.?

GENERAL NEWS.

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various other branches of insur- took powers to engage in ance, exclading marine and em-

byers liability business. decision now to embark on the nost dicul: branch of insurance is therefore an event of consider- able importance. In entering into arrangerment by which its Darkness (he says) was now

ARMY HUT AS "YICARAGE."

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The Vicar of Suihatone,

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Bicestershire, is to make his organization, the Prudential bas

no doubt acted wisely," for, owing| ary to decide.on

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to the scarcity of skilled marine course of action. The British Vicarage can be built. Fleet was between the enemy

underwriters, any attempt to ENOTOH MORPHIA TO KILL 20,000 establish a separate office would and his bas. Each side possess- Two men who were found by have been a doubtful sud possibly ed a considerable number of London police to be to possession expensive experiment. destroyers, it being most probable of "enough morphia to kill 20,000 the proposed scheme marine Under that the enemy was largely people," were sent to prison for policy-holders of the Prudential auperior in this respect, in 21 days.

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