HC Deb 01 June 1908 vol 189 c1539
MR. BELLAIRS

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty in reference to the official statement that the Admiralty have no record of a collision of a submarine on 21st August, 1906, so that such collision could not be included in the official Return, whether he will cause inquiries to be made into the alleged collision and subsequent beaching of this submarine.

MR. McKENNA

There is no record of the alleged collision, and there is no need for inquiry to be made.

MR. BELLATRS

Are we to understand that the reports which appeared in the newspapers were merely hoaxes?

MR. McKENNA

I have not seen the reports in the newspapers.