An item reported that admiral Beresford (1) criticised the British naval organisation although suggestions what could be improved. The main points were to get of the many nonvaleurs between the ships, large increase of the coal bunker storage at the several stations while when Fashoda (2) found place it impossible was to maintain an important force in the Mediterranean, seriously examination of the mobilisation conditions and appointing specialists as head of the several bureaus.
Notes
1. Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford (10 February 1846-6 September 1919 Langwell, Berriedale, Caithness)
2. Fashoda Incident of Crisis in 1898 when United Kingdom an France nearly clashed caused by an attempt of France to gain control of the Upper Nile river basin excluding the United Kingdom from the Sudan. The United Kingdom wanted to link her colonies in Southern Africa and East Africa with the Nile basin and for which purpose Sudan was essential. Fashoda [nowadays Kodok] was the cross point of the French and British links.
