THE NAVAL INCIDENT.
LORD BfiRESFORD'S & SIGNAL.
"CORRECT TO DISOBEY." By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, July 8- '■- The Standard states that Admiral Lord Bereiford inquired why RearAdmiral Sir Percy Scott had disobeyed his signal to the cruisers, Good Hope and Argyll to perform an evolution which, it was stated, would have brought the vessels into collision. The junior Admiral replied that the evolution might have been dangerous. ' ' , ''~<. To this Lord Beresford signalled in reply, " Quite correct to disobey." • ■ - It is generally hoped that this incident will lead to a reconciliation between the two factions, and terminate the existing naval . scandal-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13798, 10 July 1908, Page 5
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