IMPERIAL NAVAL DEFENCE.
Press Association.— Copyright. London, July 31. ! In the House of Lords Lord Brassey I resumed an animated debate on the ques- | tion of maritime defence. I Lord TwCedmouth, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that he was hopeful an understanding would be ■ come to with the colonies whose views as to freedom of action in details the Government recognised. Dwelling upon Government’s view of Imperial defence Lord Tweedmouth announced that he had in his mind a new and extended cruiser construction policy for 1908 or 1909. The cruiser was the vessel wherewith eventually Britain kept up connection with her oversea dominions. Lord Ellonborough said that until our fleet was crushed the foreigner could only send cruisers to our colonies and tbs best way of checking cruisers was _to have torpedoers available on the stations. He added that local defence of the harbours of Australasia was extremely doslrnulo.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8878, 1 August 1907, Page 2
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150IMPERIAL NAVAL DEFENCE. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8878, 1 August 1907, Page 2
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