DOGGER BANK INQUIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7709, 11 January 1905, Page 2

DOGGER BANK INQUIRY.

THE RUSSIA]! STORY FOR THE COMMISSION. Astounding Suggestions. PARIS, Jan. 9. The Paris journal Eclair publishes an extraordinary story regarding this evidence to be submitted to Hie J International Conmiitttion. It is | stated that Russian witnesses in- | tend to testify that emissaries of , llie Japanese Government engaged a i do/en Danish pilots to wreck the i ltullic Fleet, that Admiral Ro*hdestvensky allowed them on board, but sent them below, and then se- . lected others. it also states that evidence will be g,ivin to the cuVot that the Jnpunosc chartered a number of small vessels and transformed them into torpedo boats, which mingled with the Hull fishing fleet. PUBLIC SITTINGS WANTED. IIRITISII ADMIRAL OUTAINS PRESS ATTENDANCE. (Received Jun. 10, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 10. Admiral Fournier called upon the President of the North Sea Coinmissioo, and eulogised King Edward's and tho Czar's wisdom and moderation. Admiral Ueauiuont is said to have strove hard to secure public sit-, tings, lie has obtained the admittance of reporters during the taking of evidence. Summaries of the Commission's decision will be communicated to the public. MORE STRANGE ETHERGRAMS. f WHAT DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY OREL AND OLEG ?"- (Received Jan. 10, 10.25 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 10. Tho Pall Mall Gazette states that on tho might pf tho Dogger Hank huiidiiit an othcrgram in Russian was received at Shomcliffc and forwarded to tho Admiralty, and deciphered as follows : " What damage sustained by Orel and Oleg ?" At that time the Admiralty was not aware of the outrage, and it was imagined for some hours that tWo Orel outf Oleg had been in collision. The Daily Mail says that various Hussion clhcrgruins were received at Ilritish stutions during the passage of the Ualtic Fleet down tho Channel, British ships had mutually mistaken them for Japanese, and the torpedo boat story was on afterjtaotigirt*