THE NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1477, 27 June 1912, Page 5

THE NAVY.

ARMING OF MERCHANT VESSELSCOMMERCE PROTECTION. By TeloKraplivErpss AsEociatlftii—Ga'pyrlffhf (Ke<s. iT.iiiie ,20, 10.50 p.:i s .) •Uo.ndon, J.un.e 2fi, At a meeting;':of ; a special of tlio llavitinif lipague,: .'consi's'tiug :o't. members of the Ilou-c of <.'o:;.imoir:. a resolution adqiilod jiv fnrcur of t.li:o immcdinto niiiiiiig- of- a. li.u.niljcr of. rnerchantnien tti,. act .as .auxiliary •eni'is.ors in war time for !:;ie proUictlon of iniKuarded shipping roiit'os. Admiral Lovil Qii'iVrles. iV0.T.0.-fovd. in Supporting tlio propq:-al, declarod that fiiis would bo th'o|fiiiicU&C, most cffc.ot ivo, aivd clieapesfc ]iß'tliod ; of tlio danger to 1 commereo iu a timo of' w'.ii:. mediterranean chances. BATTLESHIPS KEB-VLEED FQft ■■.M-ANOI-lUVRIiS. (IlOcv. Jiiiio:'2G,;' 10;5.!).. p.niij ; London, iTnuo 2f>. Mr. Chnrehii!, First, i.ord of iha Admiralty, in; repiy 'to (jucsiions 111 , 'tiie House of (jpjnjj,png,-. 1 . j ■ti.lo Siedifcriran can battlcsiiips' had', beeu withdrawn to participate*ijk, ihe m.anpeuyriis;.. fe.cfora these were over the. IFouso would 'ic enabled to lie.-ir Uuv.fiiH s'aleinent of the Government's;, intentjein. v.-itii rf-gartl 'to the disposition 'of' ihc llcef;

ADVICE FOR BRITAIN. GEEM VN XEfl \ T'LB SIEW. (licc; 'Tunt! 27, ..0.20 i-.m.) . Berlin, June 2ii. T'ho newspaper ■ "Germania" 'Titiiciiles' Groat to' cbntiniio lier naval exp.msioii, ; ;ui(i; d\veiis: nu the British seaman's, high wage's, ibe dwir'.h :o'l seamen, and Brit;>inV -internal pc.?iti'on, which it describos;;is highly critical. The journal adds liiat'tho'iviil' remedy is for; Britain to abrindoii. her - policy of mi.--tnist of Germany;..to^rau^toj;qriier3. 'th<i privileges of aci|iiiring cnlrnii'?; to acquiesce in t he. rigli t: .of. pahs.igy throiigh the Dardanolles;; ,an'il : 4,0.' r.eiihtluisli ilieV idea of bupreinacyf j, ■: ■