NAVAL RUMOUR
Indignation in England
London, October 11.
The “Daily Mall’s” Invergordon correspondent says that the rumour current in London and Portsmouth of a suggestion of trouble on H. 31.5. Hood has caused the greatest indignation in naval and civilian circles. Exhaustive inquiries on the battleships and ashore reveal that the only possible origin of the absurd rumour is the regret expressed by lower-deck ratings on the Hood and Nelson at the curtailment of shore leave for a dance at Invergordon. This was due to an outbreak of scarlet fever. When the reason was explained, the discontent vanished. The crews are indignant at the sinister interpretation placed on a trivial affair.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 16, 13 October 1933, Page 9
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111NAVAL RUMOUR Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 16, 13 October 1933, Page 9
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