An item referred to a lecture of the British admiral Mark Kerr (1) at London, England about his experiences as commander of the fleet in the Adriatic Sea during the First World War. He thought that the Austrian battleships were of no match against the submarines. Furthermore he expressed that the 20 million for strengthening Singapore was spending money while if battleships ever succeeded in arriving there which was very doubtful they never would be able to leave and defend the British possessions in the Pacific.
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1. Mark Edward Frederic Kerr(26 September 1864-10 January 1944), served in the Royal British Navy 1877-1917 and in the Royal Air Force in 1918 and in the Royal Hellenic Navy 19i13-1915. Since May 1916 commander in chief of the Adriatic Squadron.
