DAMAGE TO BRITISH CARRIER

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27638, 20 April 1955, Page 13

DAMAGE TO BRITISH CARRIER

LONDON, April 18. Admiralty investigators boarded one of Britain’s biggest aircraft carrlors, H.M.S. Eagle, at the week-end after a big quantity of water had been found in one of her four boiler rooms the Admiralty said today. The Admiralty police were continuing their inquiries today, taking state- ■ munts from members of the -carrier s crew. It is understood that the carriers boiler room was flooded to a depth of nearly four feet. A naval spokesman said at Portsmouth today: “There has been a mishap in the Eagle, but the damage is negligible.” The Eagle is scheduled to sail for Gibraltar early next week. Today the giant aircraft carrier carried out flying trials off the Isle of Man.

him about the conference recently, said: “It is with profound grief that I learn of the death of Einstein. The greatest scientist of the age, he was truly a seeker after truth who would not compromise with evil or untruth.” Mr Nehru added: “He was a beacon of light in a world where the shadows darkened and a strength to those who grow weak in the strain and stress of circumstances." Einstein’s body was cremated in Princeton yesterday. Before the cremation his brain and other vital organs were removed for medical research and study. Dr. Thomas Harvey, a pathologist, said that Professor Einstein bequeathed his remains to medicine years ago. Einstein’s Career: Page 18.