AUSTRALIA AND THE NAVY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8999, 12 November 1907, Page 2

AUSTRALIA AND THE NAVY.

Press. Association—Copyright. Melbourne, November 11. Tho Commander-in-Chief of the Australian A Squadron, Admiral Sir Wilniofc Fawkes, at the Lord Mayor's banquet, said that it struck him as rather peculiar that people wore always talking about about, battle-ships, cruiser, torpedo boats, and submarines, and seemed to think very little of the crews who were to mann them. In future it would be better to pay more attention than Australia was doing to the training of men. In the last five years this country might havo put thirty-two boys in training-ships of the Imperial Navy, but had only sent twelve. At the same function the Hon. T. Bent (Victorian Premier agreed that Austraila needed advertising. "Little was known of Australia m England," he said, "and England did not care a button for us except for what she got out of us.''