ADMIRALTY'S FIRST REPORT

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 134, 9 June 1916, Page 4

ADMIRALTY'S FIRST REPORT

GERMAN PRESS CHANGING TONE LONDON. June 7. The Press Bureau, in view of irresponsible criticisms of the Admirals lit the battle and the Admiralty, and pending Admiral Jellicoe 's report, deprecates such aspersions as inflicting a grave injustice on able and gallant officers 'charged with the fighting command of His Majesty's ships. The "Times" city editor says that owing to the more favourable battle accounts, the early depression has been completely thrown off, the markets are firm, and business practically equal to last Monday's. It is believed that even Saturday's small reaction would not have occurred if the first announcement had been differently compiled* The whole press adversely criticises the Admiralty's first, report, the News" describing it as depressing and! having a bad effect here and in France,. The "Star" suggests that there should be abler management of the Admiralty publicity department, and describes the official issue of Mr Churchill's statement as a bad blunder.

The "Westminster Gazette" says the | Admiralty's first chilly announcement enabled the great German bluff to do an uncorroborated amount of mischief throughout the Avorld. The German press' toners markedly changing, being more subdued and reserved, indicating a growing knowledge of the real extent of the Germart losses. : The comments of the press, in other; countries indicate complete reassurance by the later news. The ex-Minister of Marine, M. Laneshan, in the "Petit Parisien," says the German fleet is absolutely powerless before the British Fleet, and von Tirpitz has correctly decided to confine the navy to cowardly submarines. M. Herbette, in the "Echo de Paris, »* says the to break the blockade was unsuccessful. British! """ bravery and the German flight have A*j strengthened the blockade by sacrifice and victory. Russian Admiralty opinion thinks the strategic advantage of victory rests with the British. The "New York Tribune" says the Germans avoided a general action, ancl the Admiralty of the Atlantic unchanged. , i J