THE DOGGER BANK INQUIRY

Evening Star, Issue 12398, 11 January 1905, Page 6

THE DOGGER BANK INQUIRY

NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FEARFUL OF THE LIGHT. COCK-AND-BULL STORIES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 10. Admiral Fournier called upon the President of the North Sea Commission, and eulogised King Edward and the Car's wisdoss and moderation.

Admiral Beaumont strove hard to secure public sittings of the Commission, but- only obtained the admittance of reporters during the taking of evidence. Summaries of the decision wfll be connnunioated to the public. The 'PallMaQ Gazette' states that on the night of the Dogger Bank incident an ethergram in Russian was received at Shorncliffe and forwarded to the Adiniralty. It was deciphered as follows: damage sustained by Orel and Oleg?" At that time fhe Adjniralty was not aware of the outrage, and imagined for some hours that the Orel and Oleg had been] in collision. ■

The 'Daily MaiT says that various Russian ethergraias were received at British stations during the passage of the BaJtio fleet down the Channel, showing that their own ships had mntually mistaken them for Japanese, and "was ■«u^afi»rfhfinghi..