ROYAL OAK CASE.
RECONCILED OFFICERS. COMMENT IN LONDON. A. and N.Z. LONDON. April 9. An explanation of Captain G. B. Dewar's friendly farewell to Rear-Admiral B. St. G. Collard at Gibraltar was given by the former to a representative of the Evening Standard on board the Ranpura, by which vessel the captain and Commander H. M. Daniel returned to England to-day. He said: "I did it because I regret the personal attacks which have been made on the admiral. There has never been any personal malice between us and I consider he has suffered heavily enough already." Admiral Mark Kerr (retired) in an interview said it was welcome news that the parties to the recent dispute had been reconciled, but it was a pity they had not shaken hands before the court of inquiry .was held. That would have saved the navy "washing its dirty linen" in public. Commander C. Bellairs, M.P., said the personal reconciliation of the officers concerned did not affect the need shown by the court-martial for the safeguarding of the right of complaint. If high officers like Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel were not permitted to complain without risking their careers what was tho position of the men in the lowor ranks of tho navy ?
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19918, 11 April 1928, Page 9
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