COLONIAL DEFENCE.
SPEECHES BY LORD BRASSEY AND DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
[per press association.]
Londov, Jan nary 26. Lord Brassey, m his address to the Chambers of« Commerce, said that additional Imperial officers were reg jire.d to train the defence forces of the colonies, and that the services of an eminent officer to act as Inspector of Forces would much enhance the efficiency of the colonial defence system. He advocated the desirableness of the Admirality handing over to the various colonies such war vessels as were from time to time discarded for active service, forpurposesof trainingand harbor defence, instancing the case of H.M.S. Wolverine being handed over to New South Wales a year or two ago. The experiment was working well, the old vessel being found very useful for training purposes. He thought that great good would result to the colonies if each of them were supplied with vessels similar to the Wolverine for I similar purposes.
The Duke of Cambridge warmly endorsed Lord Brassey's view* and applauded the wisdom of many of his suggestions. He laid it down as a military axiom that the only way to avoid war wag to be thoroughly pre pared to meet an enemy on an efficient defence system by the whole empire, and the thorough defence of all coaling stations was necessary to enable the Imperial navy to maintain control of the seaways and afford protection to British commerce on a long ocean route.
Lord Charles Beresford, who agreed with the views put forward by the previous speakers, urged that the colonial Parliaments should accept the advice tendered them by military and naval experts, instead of paying so much heed to the personal opinions of he Ministers of the day.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1752, 28 January 1888, Page 2
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