'The German raid on Scapa Flow, which Brought about last night's refaliatory action, was described by the Prime Minister' in the House of Com mons yesterday as a "very unimportint affair."
"I indeed it was a raid upon the Fleet in Scapa Flow," he said, "it trust be classed as a failure. ' Not more than 20 bombs were dropped in 'But perhaps undue atten. ion has been given to what happened because of what has been described as the unimpeachable communique' of the German High Command." 'Caught 'We remember." Mr. Chamberlain continued, "their previous. "unim. peachable communiques.' Only one Warship was damaged, and that dam-aye was minor. She was not a cable four fleet bases, and on our fud eastern shores, but we are conity. to meet them.
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