London, Aug. 15.
'The Prince of Wales had what he described og the most instructive lof his life to-day, when he inspected mrs' experience ithe submarine Oberon, the battleship Revenge and the cruisers Colombo and' London, and " other vessels, Afterwar®& Admiral Chatfield signalled to the Fleet that the Prince of Wales had ordered a halt holiday for the 30,000 officers and Linen belonging to the fleet with a double tot of rum. The order in naval language was to "Splice the main Brace" and this is stated to have been the first occasion since the that this order had been given to the Mediterranean Fleet, which comprises 45 units—Reuter, Malta, Aug. 18.
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