MR. SALA ON THE RUSSIAN NAVY.
In his lecture in Melbourne, Mr Sala referred to the events of the Russo-Turkish war, and this led to the mention of the late Lord Beaconsfield’s name, which was received by the audience with a perfect storm of applause, enthusiastic, general, and long-sustained. “ Would we had a statesman of the Same mettle at the head of affairs now,” said the lecturer j “ one who would give us peace with honor, or war with honor.” And again the ball echoed with cheers. Events pointed to the probabilities of a war now. He would enjoin caution but not apprehension. He would say, “ Take care of the Russians ; they hate us, and mean mischief. On the other band, their national finances are so hopelessly bankrupt, that they will not venture upon hostilities, unless they believe there are British statesmen in power who will allow them to bully us. Do not fear their navy, for such is the rottenness of the whole administrative system, that it is a mockery, a delusion, and a snare.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KUMAT18850416.2.15
Bibliographic details
Kumara Times, Issue 2673, 16 April 1885, Page 3
Word Count
176MR. SALA ON THE RUSSIAN NAVY. Kumara Times, Issue 2673, 16 April 1885, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in