A VISIT TO KIEL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2228, 14 August 1914, Page 7

A VISIT TO KIEL

|t is ngj; many >reafcs 6ince the GernjanEmperor, was actually-'for the space of one houir-ip command of the second bat» tie squadrob of the British Fleet The British' Jflegt was-invited to.*visit Kiel: on the-opening of the Kiel-Oanal, and the '■ second battle of the finest Dreadnoughts in the fleet—.under. Admiral Sir George Warrender,'was 6<3rit inranswer.tQ' : .ThesEips . a most , anxious voyage ' through , thick fog in the, narrow waters of the'on'r trance of the Bajtiq, when Admiral IVarrender wag actually at times prevented from seeing the forecastle of his- own flagship , . But -after two days' stemming nt about eeyen knots the squadron got into clear siinlight again near Kiel, Sir- ■ • Gedrgp- Warrender described at' a dinner given by Gorman officers the way v In which splendid harbour struck Mm. "When we entered your beautiful bay of Kiel," ha said, ,f »ve were met by Germaii naval 9&jpprs,.wh<» catne: (lashing down •upon pur ships,, in tho ma'wiier pf the. .German Navy and sprang aboard us lie?i' fore we could' stop,: displaying' splendid activity. , They.pilpfsd into the lovely harbopr, which I tbiult is- unexcejled in. «li riiy experience, and I take the pp'poiv tunity pf publicly malting )ino\7n how ill' debted we.are ; to.thb German Nfivy for the position we occupy in the best portion of Kiel Harbour'.' They have even ft : telephone." . The next day, for one hour,, the German Emperor,' jvW is an." Admiral of the fleet "of the. Britishi ; Na,vy, and exceedingly nrpud of the. fact, tool? chargo of the flagship, King George V, whilst "Sir fltpTge "Warrender transfevred his flag to, the Centurion. .; .; '',' .- .'■