15 DECEMBER 1917, Page 1

In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. George Lambert

attacked the Admiralty, and as his words were not reported in many papers, it is worth while to reproduce them. We take the following brief summary from the Daily Mail :—

" The Admiralty appears to be fumbling with a magnificent weapon it cannot wield.... Do they intend to engage in a vigorous offensive or merely to continue a passive blockade of Germany 7 Do they propose to act with the Army in destroying the hornets' nest at Zeebrugge! Are the big ships now being built necessary to maintain the blockade, and are they useful for submarine boosting?