I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis--O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)--Shower it on the Admiralty!! Yours, FISHER. 9/9/17. P.S.--In War, you want--“SURPRISE.” To beget “SURPRISE” you want “IMAGINATION” to go to bed with “AUDACITY.” Admiral von Spee’s first words at the Falkland Islands when he saw the British Battle Cruisers were “Oh, what a surprise”! And he went to the bottom with 3,000 men and 11 ships, and not one man killed or wounded on board the “Invincible.” LORD FISHER’S NOTES OF HIS OWN SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS AT WAR COUNCIL MEETINGS Notes.--_The first two meetings of the War Committee took place on August 5th and August 6th, 1914._ _Lord Fisher was appointed First Sea Lord on October 30th, 1914._ _The third meeting of the War Council (being the first after Lord Fisher’s appointment) took place on November 25th, 1914._ _3rd Meeting of the War Council, November 25th, 1914._ Lord Fisher asked whether Greece might not attack Gallipoli in conjunction with Bulgaria. It was pointed out Bulgaria blocked the way. (_Note._--From his experience of three years as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Lord Fisher had formed the conviction that Bulgaria was the key of the situation, and this he had pointed out to Lord Kitchener personally at the War Office.) _4th Meeting of War Council, December 1st, 1914._ Lord Fisher pressed for the adoption of the Offensive. The Defensive attitude of the Fleet was bad for its morale, and was no real protection from enemy submarines. The suggestion of seizing an island off the German coast was adjourned. _7th Meeting of War Council, January 8th, 1915._ ZEEBRUGGE. Asked whether the bombardment of Zeebrugge would materially lessen the risks to transports and other ships in the English Channel, Lord Fisher replied that he thought not. In his opinion the danger involved in the operation (in loss of ships) would outweigh the results. _8th Meeting of War Council, January 13th, 1915._ ZEEBRUGGE. Lord Fisher said that the Navy had not unlimited battleships to lose, and there would probably be losses in any attack on Zeebrugge. He objected to any attack on Zeebrugge _without the co-operation of the Army along the coast_. The Dardanelles was mentioned, Mr. Churchill stating that he had exchanged telegrams with Admiral Carden as to the possibilities of a naval attack on the Dardanelles. He had taken this step because Lord Kitchener, in a letter to him, dated January 3rd, had urged instant naval action at the Dardanelles to relieve the pressure on the Grand Duke Nicholas in the Caucasus. _9th Meeting of War Council, January 28th, 1915, 11.30 a.m._