EXPLOSION ON A WARSHIP.
SOME SCATHING COMMENTS. United Press Association-—Copyright Received August 30, 0.17 a.m. PARIS, August 29. The commission appointed by the Senate to inquire into the explosion on the battleship Jena on March 12th scathingly denounces the lack ot co-ordination amongst the various branches of the naval service, anil goes on to say the constructors were unaware of the composition or nature of the powder store. In some instances warships’ magazines were placed next to compartments where the temperature was always high.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2172, 30 August 1907, Page 2
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84EXPLOSION ON A WARSHIP. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2172, 30 August 1907, Page 2
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