17 JUNE 1916, Page 1
" The Allied cause," the Prime Minister went on, "
owes the British Navy an immeasurable debt " :—
" The enemy had the temerity at first to claim what was really a rout as a victory. A couple more of such victories and there will be nothing left of the Germany Navy worth speaking of. The truth in regard to the seriousness of the German losses is slowly leaking out., but its full extent is even yet not realized and appreciated."