THE NAVY
OUR GREATEST SAFEGUARD. BRITAIN'S WORLD W.IDIO INTERESTS. fBY ELECT RIO TELEGRAPH--COPYBIOHT.] PRESS ABHOCI»UCm.J LONDON, September 27. Mr R. MeKenna. First Lord of the Admiralty, in'a sppeeh at A-ber-hvchaii, said ho still hoped to announce a reduction in the Naval Estimates in Wl2, but now and always to scale off expenditure was that oi foreiiiu countries. . The extent of our world-wide interests inevitably brings us to the time when our aims, hopes, and ambitions depend on nothing hut our existence and a commanding fleet can safeguard us at all times. Those circumstances dcniniul tllio freedom of the great high road on the sea which is essential for out security. Onr very existence depends upon that. "(Cheers). Peace is our interest, out wo cannot beg for peace, we cannot buy peace, we can guarantee it only Lv'our own exertions.
There can be no enduring peace in the Empire unless there ho peace with •honor. (Prolonged cheers).
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1911, Page 3
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156THE NAVY Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1911, Page 3
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