FRENCH NAVY
HARIS. July 27. The French naval manoeuvres have just been brought to a conclusion. It is reported they have emphasised the danger which might arise in the Channel if a strong line of defensive coast artillery were not ready to intervene in the event of n surprise attack. The report points out that fog favoured tne attacking fleet’s operation when it slipped past the defending fleet off Cherbourg, and also when a landing party captured a signal station near St. Valery. The lesson deduced is that thanks to fog, an enemy is; able to act almost with impunity in spite of the presence of squadrons of aeroplanes and flotillas of submarines. The experts contend that the policy of dismantling the coastal foits cannot Ire- entertained.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1923, Page 2
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