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WHY THE

1.

THE Told for the first time today-the facts about

one of the war's most persistent 'whispers'

BATTLESHIP RAN AWAY'

THE honour of 1.700 Sirht-

T

ing men and the captain they idolised is vindicated. For six years their Battlo- ship, Prince of Wales, has been branded as a "coward ship" a giant which ran away after only ten minutes' engagement with the German Bismarck,

Bri- Today we know why.. tain's brand

£9,000,000 Prince of Wales was at the time not worthy of the name battle- ship. Her guns were hopeless- She ly faulty and inaccurate. had been hit by seven shells.

new

the

This skeleton, which Navy believed forever burled, is dragged from an Admiralty cupboard in the October 17 issue of the London Gazette. It puh lishes the official despatches on the sinking of the Bismarck.

Cold-shouldered

- Navy's £9,000,000 mystery... by W. A. CRUMLEY-

fallen

ten minutes' en- "1. The practical certainty action after that owing to mechanical teeth- gagement, at the end of which ng troubles a full output from her salvos were falling short and sh for a spell. There they found

the main armament (ten 14-in. guns) was not to be expected.

The working up of the ship after commissioning had only just reached the stage where I felt able to report to the Commander-in-Chief that I considered her reasonably fit to take part in service operations. This was the first occasion on The which she had done so. men serving the guns were in mensely keen and well drilled, but inexperience.

"The likelihood of a deci- sive concentration being effect- ed against the enemy at a later

stage.

had a very large spread indeed, She was shot of one gun, and her bridge was wrecked.

"She was a brand new ship with new turrets for an unstried type) in which mechanical breakdowns lad curred and were to be expected, and she had had a bare drum for working ciency) .

The battleship with her crest

crew was dry-docked at

it bilge tank an unexploded 16- Then the he shell that the crew had never known to have hit them. Prince of Wales went back to Scapa for the men to begin all over again the nonotonous grind of work build up battle efflelency.

Their idol, Captain Leach, was away from them. He had not tok then the wis injured by blast when his bridge was hit. The crew

up (to fighting e- felt that he would not come back. His removal, they thought, was a reflection on the ship and on them selves

"I required na excess of speed to bring the enemy to action and I had no evidence that with the Prince of Wales duced to 27 knots (by an

underwater hit aft) 1 possessed it. "My decision (o bang on to the chemy and ensure his interception by

Then the chalking In the mess derka began. Like the rumours of

"passive muting" and reports of "in discipline," it was much exaggerated

was usually nothing more than:

We want "Leachs

the Sea canteen. The chalking

The end

Ierland he called the ship's company together to "put An end to Chin There was, ic damned trouble," assured them, no reflection whatever on them or their captain for turning away from the Bismarck.

Then, as a result of n decision the Churchill-Roosevelt maite threling, speculation on the gallantry of the Prince of Wales was halted, The battleship was sent. Eant.

There without an aircraft-carrier Went down near or Bir Lover-she Singapore under to air torpedoes and heavy armour-plaxing bombe.

And with her went Captain John Catteral Leach and 320 of the sailant

men who shared with him the of a misunderstanding humiliation at last resolved.

FOR THE RECORD: On the the

morning of May 27, 1941, cruiser Dorsetshire fired torpedoes at close range

Into the Bismarck, by

then ablaze and silent. At 10.30 1 Battle Fleet rpceding out to

am, after six days chase, the Bis- avenge the sinking of the Hood) was

marek, sank 500 miles west of Brest. not an easy one. I appreciated that "In all the circumstances

She had been destroyed by three men whose judgment was confirmed did not consider it sound tactics my force was superker in number

Admirals Dudley by every even- to continue single-handedl the and I appreciated the weight of the

THEY Leach back, with

Power and Jack brand new D.5.0. ribbon. And Pound, Arthur THEY tell far more than the engagement with two German meal factors involved,

of withdrawal: ships, both of whom might be "I could not feel, however, that still drilling, still working up, the Tovey: by the conduct of every ship strategy

with what to do; by the unidentified crew whole expected to be at the peak of the Prince of Wales in her then state Prince of Wales took Mr Churchill and man who did not need to be told they explain why the

from the Ark Royal who blew the foot cold-shouldered the men of their efficiency.

Accordingly. If efficiency was

Bat however important the mis rudder off the chemy, and by the Counter-balance her weakness."

sinn, this was not selion. The unknown gunner in the Hood who the Prince of Wales, why ugly turned away and looke off the value that my estra cruiser would President Roureveli whispers of chalked slogans.and action pending a more favour.

THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF fagey of lest honour remained. Then opened the Bismarck's fuel tank to Sea Lord (the late Sir the ren and forced her to turn for mutiny aboard the ship followed able opportunity."

und) intervened. A Brest. her 1.700 dejected men.

Let the men who sent the despatches tell their own story of what happened tour the ice Denmark Strait, edge of the between leeland and Greenland, On Saturday, May 24, 1941.

Explanation

THE CAPTAIN the was John SAID: Leach) Catteral "Some explanation remains to be made as to my decision to break off the engagement (with the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen) after the sinking of the Hond - decision which clearly in vites the most critical examina- tion.

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werth ber

meeting! Tace out de bis Atlantic

Tavey) ANSWERED: The First (Sar

After Tull consideration of the frets. Dulley 1 m of opinion that this devision 11 power- was justified and correct.

Out of action much for the breaking-off of action. At naval head- ful refereement: had not been in quarters this was thought to be the virmity the problem would, of a temporary measure. So they eur 2. have been a different one." sent this message:-

MOST URGENT. Admiralty to

Prince

Decision

Dry-docked

to have crder! UE story ought

ther. But it did not. Admiral

Rear Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron. What are your intentions about ̧re- Toovey's despaletes were secret then of and the men of the Prince of Wales with engaging

were entelly misjudged. They were Wales?

"Tilli the "POWS" away

and the rude words of the Navy's "Dentowyou

Song" those REAR ADMIRAL but no futile roof avere und (William F. Wake-Walker, in lower deck banter.

offers Prince of Wales later a knight and a Sea Lori),

"1 had seen the melves coldly treated by some REPLIED; Prince of Wales forced out of brother offers in the Pleet.

THE

Plenty of hotels for sale -and they're cheaper

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BERNARD HARRIS

WHAT is there in Britain to- duy available for purchase in

greater quantity, variety, and at a lower price than two years ago?

more

for

They can't agree. Neither can buy the other cut, so they decide to start afre b. Th partnership t sirolved and the hotel put up for raby,

1

2470

When prices are falling there are always, other people who are ple- pared to lest the dry should go

48-HOUR WEEK further.

Other hoiris IT cuming at the That is Happening now. Mostly the zen-oned

Owners would-be sellers are not

They are not the market became

worried about recommendations that paid And people.

workers all hotel

must be The answer is hotels.

ly folk who are prepared to fare I include

months shitsophically enough to make them independent under that heading boarding houses-country clubs,

the hotel bune. Is been-invaled Higher wages are not the only

For apart from the spectators of tips. and roadhouses.

by a number of tyres.

A leading West End e te agney teli me that they have on the books

a list of hotels as long as yone an

Many Lise me not officially in the market. But the owners have let the agents know that they are prepared to consider offeri

GET-RICH-QUICK MEN

mind The prices they have in runge from £7,050 to £150,000. 11 only a few will achieve their gure Others will be lucky to no with 20 percent of the price day wan

The price fai is gevally accen with the short-season luxury heich. After the war, get-rich-qurk peculatous rushest to buy hote of Chig typ on the basis of $1,000 a bedrom.

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dealers

They include furniture whs marcht imply, derequisitioned hotels fairly cheaply because they kurw better than most how to re- furnish them,

They

include clothing manufac- turers who had a "pull" with textile firms and could the more easily ob, tain pets, curtains, and other furnishing

And there is a sprinkling of stock- becking and Bnanciers who thought it would be fun to set up in the hotel business us had the means to gratify that whim.

AMATEURS CO

Some of these people have made suere. They have brought new ideas, new entry with them.

But. for the In part,

the hotel amateurs" lave done buring no good.

titel

Insistence on a 38-hour

probirra. large increase in statt. week means, for many hotels, a

With the coming into operation of the Contral of Engagement Order that extra staff will not be easy to incl.

"What do you know, boys, I've been directed to work in

the Mint !"

BY THE WAY by Beachcomber

There is the additional complica- lin for short season hotels that workers who have now may not be re-engagement next available for

courage bir to hope once more, DEMARKING that Rome was For owners of lately in outlying not built in a day, Dr "My Tibetan moonflower," he mur- Easter.

Readache bas bren

Basic Strabismus (Whom God Pre- mured drawing her towards him, by the abolition of

serve) of Utrecht has begun to "can. It be that you love me at Place a new

used petrol.

Some of these people, as well as prepare for a third attempt to last?" Dingi-Pous, who was Ilsten- int for Moonmpi's signal un the wall waters of country clubs and road-reach the moon by rocket.

ter homes, depended for nearly 90 per-

say that time was up, uld not In his laboratory al Wagglity!

answer. Egham because more dar- Barva the other day he was busy

her. etat of their trade on anoterisis.

ing. His ins were round STILL PROSPEROUS

amping bursting retorts and smok-

he wig H was about to rain kisses on her But there are compensations else

pouring a hot black fluid through uptuned face when the heard the where. The bans foreign travelg phials. As I entered

low tops on bucket. wo

the wall, which and the inclination of more

small brass funnel into AL

that Mr. D. J. Mine had more people to forget cationing and He then bored a hole in the side mount

Gently she repulsed the

are so jimpetuous," should mure retronable mosperity in trickle out into that oan. Intu

grows late. I must 15 amaltura re making way for the for mot well-conducted hotels uext the pan the rage planged a kind she ld. "It

af tuning-fork with a curved card- fed my canaries. Return tomorrow, even experts.

my stswer?" One expert gave me this formula hoard top.

Egg." "For He addert a few hand- dear more-for food, aerommodatim, und For the buyer of the big hotels service which were oftth no more today are mostly men who have for success The hotel-keeper must fols of sand to the liquid, and then "Who knows?" she replied taunting-.

heen in the business a long time, ayold three things tas dodging, the i

EI side-door. Moompl Immedi- having bunged up the hole with red of In the spending spree of the first and are gradually working their way black

ately opened a secret panel in the

But the story

wall, and in stepped Mr. D. J. Mince. these high charges,

The small and medium-sized hulcis ls year has been very different.

Atta, Museum! Though paper money Is losing its are holding their value better than Valne itu ha

has to

be earned. And the luxury type. But here, too, there not being earned so readily. are plenty to be bought.

They were 20 CORVIACnd feat fortune was assured that they hardly stopped to check the takings or the podwar earnings record.

Maybe the people will have a

To justify The ninted price Pay better holiday next year now that the queues by Roitig in live in hotels of the bucket, qr the luid bostan erior. "You

charged their gursta guinemu a

14 and

week-onetimes

At 2.30, 5.00,

than eight guineas.

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KOWSKI

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THE STORY OF A CRIME THAT WAS NOT A CRIME!

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Uncertain Glory

WAJEAN SULLIVAN LUCILE WATSON. Dreise Rooul Wal

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year.

peacetime season they got away with up from the ownership of one or two verket, and the temptation to emptied it all back into the bucket. y. And the pushed him gently out

Towards the end of this reason many of these high-priced hotels were two-thirds empty,

inall hotel

One reason is that some of the partnerships.of ex-officers, based on warling, association, are not working smoothly.

With their dreams of a quick for tune fading some of the speculators One partner any have young chil- are seeking to get out. They are find- dren who run over the hotel and ing that hotels for which they paid disturb the guests. The other, who has no children, says it is bad for £1,000 a bedroom two years ago will

trade and wants to stop it. not now fetch more than £700.

NANCY

I'M GOING TO

TRY THIS HYPNOTISM

ON SLUGGO

HYPNO

TISM

It Works

ABBA DABBA--

YOU'RE IN A TRANCE ---A DEEP TRANCE

ARE YOU IN A TRANCE YET ANSWER ME---

Then. by way of afterthought, he alleg. "And holled fish."

Fisli will fire increasingly da hotel menus over the coming months. The average quest will overlook pr hole in the carpet or a darned inbic

but he will tver forgive cloth, everlasting boiled fish

The test of the Intelligent hotelier in 1948 will be his ability to scrimp und save on the fat ration so that he can serve fish attractively.

With is, plus caurtesy and good service, he should do well.

DON'T BE SO STUBBORN-- ANSWER

ME

OH-- GO JUMP IN THE LAKE

cay.

'Tibetan Moonflower

he

(XIII)

wants us to brighten up our was Egham's hour. Never had visitor from Stockhom who seen her in more yidding mustung should Join my campaign. mood. He held her hond in bis. For years I have been pressing for and he was so accustomed to having a dance ixnd in the British Museum away that he coulthy't resting-room, fortune-telling booths it snatched think what to do with it. So he and make-dancers in the illuminated pressed It meaningly. Slowly the nuuseript room, and ladies in met his gaze, her large eyes, still tights riding wo horses at once in

forest pools, seeming to on- the Natural History Museum.

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