ARMY AND NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5

ARMY AND NAVY.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY WEE. MINISTER'S SPEECH tly Tel»firflSh'- : Pft6g "Tunes"- Sydney "Sun" S.ppclal Cables. (Itee. February 87, 0.15 p.m.) London, l'ebrnaiy 27. Tho snppVmpMitry Naval. Estimate!! inolv.de: Ship-lnuidinp. and rrpmis, £1 ,Sll(.i,(iOO; armamwits, £320 : ,0.Q0. Xl.se works voto mi'.Uules £50.00 for tlrfi »<•- ComniOflfltWU of seaplanes nt. Siieernoss, ■ and £4*2,000 for accommodation of airships. Colonel Seely (Secretary of State (or "War), m maviflg, tho Supplementary Army Voto, described an nceos.sary tiro' retention of 2500 Indian troops at. MoBR-lioHg on Account of tire distressed situation in China. It Was also necesgary to davelon tls.o military aoioiiaJrtical servico, Tho militM'y airship squadHni was transferred to' tiio Navy wing for tho, reason that the navigation of groart airships was wore akin to naval work, tho Army dovotinn tho whole of its ofiVirt to hoavier-lhan-tur .service. Tho Nayj' ivfrnld hold, at tlte disposal of tho War Oltico tho airships for purposes of an expeditionary army, in thi) event of such bi>i?)g necessary."' ARMING WHITJI STAR STEAMERS. i London, February 20. Mr. Churchill announced in the Ilouso of Commons that twelve of tiro AVhite Star sieareere l'.ad been provided with guiis at tim ■ceritjfmjty's expense, the Amnifalty being saved tiio eos.t of arming tlicjin. -

GIBRALTAR SQUADRON. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cobles. London, February 2(5. ■Replying to questions in the House of Commons as to the strength of tho Gib.rsi.ltar battle squadron, Mr. Churchill {First Lord of tW Admualu) admitted that- two of tho expected battleships were not boiua limit; ibeioss, t'ljpro was being developed a definite fleet organisation, Uritam, in sjvat respect, fully keeping para with the other Powers.