WHY THESE SHIPS?
A UNIONIST VIEW.
GERMANY MEANS BUSINESS WITHIN FOUR YEARS; TO MEET HER NAVAL BILL. (By Telegraph-Press Assoclatlon-OopyriehU (Rec. December 17, 9 J r > p.m.) London, December 17. Lieutenant Bellairs (the naval critic who left tho Liberal party and joined tho Unionists), speaking at Salford, said':— "Germany will never pay for her fleet with borrowed money for ships that last twelve years, unless she means business within thrco or fonr years."
; - A DIFFERENT NOTE. A/ FIRE-EATING! GERMAN'S DESPAIK. ■■■;,.■•':■)'.■.,. (Reo. December 17,. 9.25 p.m.) ■/. "'■■'.,■■.'.; '• ■ ■-■.'.■' ■'; .•■'•..■'■■'■■•■. Berlin,, December; 17. :. General .Keim, the . deposed leader of the German iNayy.,' League,! declares .that France wants Alsace-Lorraine, Russia wants Balkan influence, Italy wants parti,of Austria, England wants the, naval supremacy of the world, and Germany—nothing. : , '.'.'. ~.. ; .. • "
; ; A RED HERRING. \ : 'LIBERAL , ASSXmANCE OF NAVAL' ' ■■■■.:;;■•■■> i . : >/ SAFETY. ;:: .• ..-.. ':"'-_' i .'.. "■■.-•:'';•'■' . London, December. 16. • . The.J'irsl: Lord : ;of ' tiio .Admiralty, Mr.. M'Kenna, in: his speech at Soiithend, detailed recent and approaching naval; launches, adding 'that he had told this. story •so that the' people might; understand tliat'Britain .was secure; and they could sleep comfortably in their beds. ;;'•:'■■■". ■■■;':. ".•■■• :\r\ ■'"':.':■ •■■"',■• '■-■'.•.-•': . Lord Denman' (Liberal), .speaking: .at Sax- ■ mundharo,.. Sussex, said/that the'scare articles published by Mr. Blatcnford on the subject of Germany ; and the: German forces .: w-ore c red herrings to save -the Lords. V ■ '... ' •
SOUTH AMERICAN ARMAMENTS. ,, CHILI TO BUILD TWO DREADNOUGHTS. London, December IC. The Chilian Congress lias recommended the construction, of two Dreadnoughts instead of
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 5
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233WHY THESE SHIPS? Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 5
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