An item referred to rumours that on board of the Turkish warships opinions differed. Partly of the officers wanted to attack the Greek fleet while others thought that had not a chance against the same Greek fleet. The Dutch newspaper Tilburgsche Courant dated 30 January reported that the Turkish navy officers wanted to act against the Greek navy. The new appointed minister of navy inspected for this purpose the Turkish warships and it was assured that they would depart soon towards open sea..
