BIGGER BATTLESHIPS
(British Offiqjal Wireles«.)
Admiral Discusses Trend in Construction
(Received 2, 12 noOn.Y . RUGBY, Aug. J. Ihe size of battleships was discussod T ^lra^ Herbert Richmond at tne Liberal Summer School at Cambridge. He referred to the tetfdency °P- the part e of nations arming beyond their financial limits to try to make up for their want of ' numbers by an. mcrease m the size of ships. Throughout history this had invariably resiilted in another Power building similar er bxgger battleships in reply. He pressed surprise that nations with military ability, knowledge and expenence, should repeat this mistake and prophesied that other nations, including Britain, would be constrained toi follow thir examples in order to pre* serve their position. 1
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 167, 2 August 1937, Page 7
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