CABLE NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 48, 27 February 1905, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Br" SLXOTBIO TBLIOBAPH. — OOPTBIOHT.] DOGGER BANK OUTRAGE. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION rilK FIRINU UNJUSTIFIABLE. FISTIING FLEET'S ATTITUDE NOT HOSTILE. [muss association.] (Received Feimmry 27, 8.34 a.m ) PARIS, 26th February. Admiral Fourmur, President of tiio Intern&trouul CommiFsion appointed lo enquire into tho Dogger Bank niTair, read the report of the Commission in French. M'he report states that Admiral Rozhdestvonsky was responsible for tho order to firo on the fishing fleet, such order beIntf given in consequence, ot tho trawlers' green flaro signal arousing suspicions hboftrtl Hid Russian warship Knaz Souvaroffj and also as tho result of tho wireless telegram sent by tho commander of tho Hussion cruiser Kamtehatka.. that ho was beiilg attacked on all side's by torpedoboat. 1 !. Reforriiiff to tho incident on the Swedish steamer Aldebtirart, which wns fired upon by tho Baltic Fleet ninety miles west-south-west of ITanstholm. at half-past 9 on tho evoiriitg before tho attack on t lie Hull fishing fleet, the report stated that Admiral lW.hdestVensky hml been induced to issue a warning to the Russian squadron that an at hick by torpedo-boats was poswiblo nt 1 o'clock in tho morning. Tho majority of tho Commission was of opinion that tho Russian cruiser Aurora provoked the first fire, and that Admiral Rozlulestvonsky's firing wns unjustifiable since the trawlers were regularly lighted, and that tho fishing fleet's attitude wns not hostile. Tho majority of tho ComJnission also found that there wore no torpedoboats in tho vicinity, and that tho duration ot the firing was longer than was necessary, though Adrhjral Rozlidestvenfikj endeavoured to prevent tho firing when the trawlers were fecognised hi such. Tho Russian Commissioner (Admiral Dubnfioff) dissented from tho finding, declaring that the hostility ot the trawlers wns tho causo of the Russian squadron firing. In conclusion, the Commissioners declare that tho opinions formulated do not roheot on tho martial qualities or sentiments of Immunity of Admiral Rozhdcstvensky, or of the personnel of the squadron. RUSSIAN COMMANDER'S PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. ijßecblvecl February 27, 0.34 a.m.) t'ARIS, 2oth February. Tho Commissioners, in their report, express the opinion that Admiral Rozhdcstvensky's precautionary orders were not eiccessivo hi view of tho impossibility of chocking tho correctness of tho Russian Government's orcters, nor •onsidcring the uncertainty of danger. It was, however, improper for tho squadron to proceed aittsr tho firing had censed, and tho Commission thought it was regrettable tho squndrotl dirt not communicate with tho authorities at Dover.