To the Editor of the "Norru-Cama Datty News," Sir,—Last night's lecture Lieut. S. Hall-King reminded me of a private talk I had on the same subject a week ago... but with the other side. I, by chance, met a oung German, his card read A. von—Oberleutnant zur See a. D. Naturally very soon our conversa. tion turned on the battle of Jutland and he said that he had taken part in it as commander of a torpedo boat of the '"Aufklaerungs Flottille." As such he of course had also first-hand knowledge of what was going on during those few hours when the first modern sea battle was fought out. What struck me most was the very nice way he spoke about his former enemies and_his fair criticism of the battle. He, like Lieut. Hall-King, said that mistakes on both sides were made which were quite natural, as so far no modern sea battle had been fought out and the whole matter was as new to the Germans as to the Britishers. He also mentioned the shock they got when they discovered that the British Fleet had cut them off from their base and when they had simply to get through by all means. Of course he asserts that the Jutland battle was a distinct German victory as the losses both in material and men were heavier on the British side than on the German. He mentioned the superiority of the British Navy as far as maneuvring was concerned and claimed that the: Germans were superior in gunnery. I contended that the British won the victory was clearly demonstrated by the fact that the German fleet withdrew and was never seen again, but he like Lieut. Haill-King drew a parallel from the army; he said that at the battle of Mons when the Germans got in touch with the British army the battle only last-
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