DOMINION CRUISERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 550, 3 July 1909, Page 5

DOMINION CRUISERS.

A FLYING SQUADRON. i . I NINE IMPERIAL INDOMITABLES. PARTNERSHIP BASIS. (By Telegraph.—Presß Association.—CopyrljbU ; (Pvcc, July 2, 11,33 p.m.) London, July .2. 1 Mr. Archibald Bnrd (a naval writer and a motnber of the editorial staff of tho "Daily Telograjth"), in an article in the "Fdrtnigtitiy Review," as ar otit<iomo of Ne« Zealand's offer , of Dreadnoughts, suggests tho establishment an Imperial Flying Squadrori of f tlino lndomitablo cruisers, distinct from tlio Brittsli and the colonial navies. It is suggested that New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, and South Africa Should each, contribute'a unit; and Britain should provide four units, thtfs enabling ono vessel to 'be kept in reservo and eight always: at sea. Thd annual edst to India atid to each Dominion is estimated to be £213,500, which would cover/interest and a! sinking fund to pay for repairs. v . The Imperial Flying Squadron would pay frequent visits to tho colonies. THE INDOMITABLE CLASS. ■', Thd Indomitable fllftss, sometimes Called criiiser-battlealtiii or Drefldnonght-cruisdr, is roprtWhted by Ehrcfe ships ofjont—tho Indomitable, Invincible, and Inflexible; and ad improved ship of this class, tho Indefatigable, is buildine;, The following comparative table of the main features of the Indomitable and her bigger Bister has fcocn published:— Indomitable Indefatigable. Length, feet 530 - 55:> Benm, feet ~ 731 SO i Draught, feet 26 Efift.Sin. Tonnage 17.250 ■ 19,000 l Horse-power \ 41,W)0 ' , 45,0d0 Speed, knots 25 ' 2S ,The Indefatigable will have 'three funnels nnd two tripod masts. Her main armament, liko the Indomitable's, will consist of oight 12iii. guns in {our turrets.

■ CANADA'S LAST DOLLAR. "DEFENCE OP A COHERENT WHOLE " ' (Rec. July 2, 11.20 t> m.) f [ London, July 2. At the Dominion Day banquet ill London Lord Strathcona (High Commissioner for Canada) pie&ded. Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, remarked that Sir Wilfrid Laurie?, Printe Minister of Canada, was more than justified in saying that if it was necessary to maintain tho naval supremacy of thoi Crown Canada would be prepared to spend,her last dollar and her last man. Tho Secretary of State for'the Colonies, Lord Crewo, said he hoped that the result of the forthcoming Defence Conference Would bo the defence of the Empire, as a coherent whole- and as. a reality, enabling the Empire in time of, danger to face any risks to which it might be exposed. '