MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 February 1925, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

tCBTBALIAN \ND N.Z. O'SI.B ASSOCIATION THE .JUTLAND CONTROVERSY. STILL RAGING. :Tlcceived this day at 9 a.m.) > LONDON, February 3. Lieutenant-Commander Pollen, who assisted in the preparation of the official naval history writing in the “English Review,” declares that Sir Reginald Bacon was so anxious to assail Lord Beatty that lie completely forgot the German fleet. If Beatty had stopped to concentrate, his battleships he would have wasted no loss than twelve minutes. Betty instantly seized the fleeting opportunity and brought on battle which was the aim of tlie British Supreme Command. Commander Pollen denies that Beatty lost- touch with the Germans or that lie did not signal Lord .Tellieoe while racing northward and reprints the text of Beatty’s signals.

OCTOG EX A RIAN’S C’L A IMS. .'Received this day at 9 a.m.) LONDON, February 3. Alexander Core, octogenarian engineer. is claiming, before the Inventors Commission, an award lor the design of motor launches. He declared the Government built 18,ifl ol his craft which were used to attack Kiel ( anal and other submarine bases, (tore adds that he spent £50,000 in experimenting, lie did not submit tlie design to the Admiralty; consequently, he was of the opinion that the Admiralty acquired the plan through its secret service, which ransacked his office when lie was accused of being a German spy. The hearing has been adjourned.