READY FOR THE SECOND ROUND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2795, 13 June 1916, Page 5

READY FOR THE SECOND ROUND

' ADMIRAL BEATTY THANKS HIS CREWS "A GALLANT DAY IN HISTORY " By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright / London, June 11. Admiral Beatty, in addressing his officers and men of the battle-cruiser fleet, said: "I offer you my sincere thanks. It will over remain a gallant day in history. We carried out what wo hoped to do. Most of you have girls. Tell them you did your 6 duty, which the British are always doing. You can take it from me that w» inflicted far greater damage on the Germans than they on us. They lost so many destroyers that we have not managed to count them. Wo have all lost relatives and friends, but their valuable lives were not wasted. Wo must now get the ships into condition for the second round. We have only had the first; but in the second I think they will throw, up'tho sponge." GERMAN LOSSES MORE TESTIMONY TO HAND. London, June 11. A i*unuer on the cruiser Dublin asserts positively that, she sank three German cruisers. Ho noticed a large number of dead Germans in the sea wno wore civilian clothes. A bluejacket aboard the cruiser Southampton states that she torpedoed, the Seydlitz at 350 yards' range. He saw tho Seydlitz sink. GERMAN TACTICS TO SCREEN MANOEUVRES. London, June 10. Admiral Jellicoe's officers comment on the enemy's device of spreading clouds of whitish-yellow smoke, enabling tho ships to manoeuvre unseen. ENEMY'S LATEST GROTESQUE ACCOUNTS London, June 11. The latest grotesque German fxplanation of the events leading up to the naval battle is containd in the American United Press wireless from Berlin to New York. The message says that the German" Admiralty was disinclined to believe Lord Jellicoe's intention to send a fleet to the Baltic in crder to complete the blockade of Germany. German officers believe that the English Fleet finally succeeded in getting out of English harbours into the North Sea, and were defeated. The victory is regarded in Germany as dispelling'tho Al. lies expectation that they could defeat Germany's Fleet. KAISER FEELS "PROUD AND JOYFUL!" m , _ . . Amsterdam, June 11. The Kaiser, in reply to the congratulations from Princess Mario of SaxeMeiningen, said: "God has helped our brave blue lads. I feel proud and joyrul that my creation, m.v life's work has proved, with God's help, such a good and sharp weapon." FOR THOSEJVHO ARE LEFT NAVY LEAGUE'S CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS. m,' « T Durban, June 11. "lie Navy League's Natal branch has subscribed £700 for the dependants of the seamen killed in the battle off Jutland. ;