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JUTLAND BATTLE.

THE OFFICIAL RECORD

(A. and N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, December 17. The Jutland official despatches, with appendices, were issued to-day, consisiting'Oi' a volume of 600 pages, with numerous maps, charts, and dinrgnms. The reports are most numerous, comprising one from every ship engaged. Loi'd Jellicoe. in a covering letter, dated: "Iron Duke, June 8 1916," directs attention to a number of lessons drown from the battle. He says that Avhen the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet at Scapa to proceed to sea on May 30 he ordered Admiral Beatty, whose ships were at Rosyth, to be at at certain spot in the North Sea a two in"~the afternoon of he 31st, giving also his probable position at that hour. If Beatty had no news at two o'clock he Avas to stand towards Jellicoe. Jellicoe says he had no anxiety about Beatty' s advanced posit-' ion owing to the gunpowder and speed of Beatty' s ships, but the German Third Squadron displayed unexpected speed. Though nominally the British battle£ruisers could do 25' knots per" hour aiid the Germans only 20£ knots; the former was unable to increase their distance from the Germans. "This comes to us, says, as an unpleasant surprise and Avill considerably affect future operations. It is quite evident that the German ships Avere much faster than their nominal speed.- Beatty adopted the correct and only possible course in keeping between the enemy and his base and in keeping in touch Avith. the enemy he had great superiorly.

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Grey River Argus, 20 December 1920, Page 3

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JUTLAND BATTLE. Grey River Argus, 20 December 1920, Page 3

JUTLAND BATTLE. Grey River Argus, 20 December 1920, Page 3