Coats of New Zealand announced
he had approved landing rights
of Pan-American Airways, which
is ready to establish a trans
pacific service from California to
China. The map shows the proj
ected route, a distance of 6810
miles. (Associated Press Photo)
COMMANDER
GREAT FLEET
PASSES AWAY
Lord Jellico Led Battle for
British at Jutland,
Then Removed
LONDON, Nov. 21.—Lord Jellicoe,
British Admiral, who died yesterday,
was the commander of the greatest
fleet the world has ever known in
the greatest naval engagement since
the days of sail.
He led the British at tne Battle of
Jutland, fought May 31,19,16, between
the British Grand Fleet and the
German High Seas Fleet.
Jellicoe had been appointed to the
command of the grand fleet soon af
ter the beginning of the world war.
The opposing commander was Ad
miral von Scheer, The indecisive re
sult of the engagement caused much
subsequent controversy.
On the one hand, Jutland has
been claimed as a British victory
since the German fleet remained
practically immobilized in port from
that day until its surrender after
the armistice. On the other hand,
the weaker German fleet inflicted
more damage than It received and
managed to make good its escape at
the end of the action when it might
have been annihilated.
Relieved of Command
Jellicoe was widely criticized for
his handling of the British fleet,
which was considered by some to
have been over-cautious and woeful
ly lacking in the “Nelson touch." It
occasioned no surprise, therefore,
when at the end of the year “the
little admiral," in spite of his im
mense popularity with his men and
his great gift as an organizer, was re
lieved of his command.
