NAVAL SCANDAL.
AN UNSEAWORTHY SHIP.
CASE OF THE TORCH,
Ur TelonriDh-Preii Atioolatton-CoDjrißUt
(Eec. January 23, 10.5 p.m.) „ London, January 23. Major Archer-Shoo (Unionist), on the motion for the adjournment, directed attention in (he House of Commons to tho case of the Torch and tho Prometheus, and complained of Captain Carver's supersession by the' Admiralty. He had not known of the Torch's terrible state of disrepair in time for decision, and the service would suffer if officers were dismissed because they had the independence to state the facts. .
Major Archer-Shoe asked that the case should be re-investigated in order that the captain's splendid record shouli not be superseded merely upon, the report of the newspapers.
Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, said tho dockyard' captain and officials had been censured. The Admiralty was not blameworthy and there was no reason for a seaching inquiry. Major Archer-Shee's information was partisan/ .
Opposition, cries: "No flattery.was displayed !**
Mr. Churchill added that Ministers were not ." )ing to be bullied or intimidated. Capt lin Carver had been superseded because he had imposed 123 punishments within three, months and was unfit to be left in sole charge of the happiness of the crow. One of the Torch's crew has bean illegally sentenced to a week in the cells in the refrigerating room. ' . '
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 5
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216NAVAL SCANDAL. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 5
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