THE BRITISH NAVY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 21, 22 May 1912, Page 3

THE BRITISH NAVY.

“ONE EMPIRE, ONE FLAG, ONI

FLEET.”

A NEW ZEALAND VISIT. (By Electric Telegrapn.—Copyright.) (United Association.) London, May 21. The Admiralty announce that as a result of the Government’s communications, New Zealand expresses a wish that the battleship New Zealand should be employed where her services will he most useful as a cruiser in defence. It has boon arranged that the cruiser will meantime reinforce the China squadron. The Admiralty has decided that the New Zealand shall visit the Dominion early in 1913, and then join the first' cruiser squadron of the first fleet. The Daily News says that the retention of the New Zealand in Home waters is the first result of the German Navy Act. ’The splendid patriotism of the New Zealand people, and their eagerness to take a full part in Imperial defence, was proved by the gift of the battleship, and is now further shown by the unselfish offer to meet new developments. Mr Balfour, addressing the Victoria League, said that the smallest difference made men incapable of understanding the lives of others. Nevertheless, tic believed that at no distant date a scheme of an Imperial Parliament would be matured whereby Britain and her Dominions would be united. The whole trend of !events' was

to bring the scattered parts cf the Emoire- closer.

The (Daily Telegraph says that Nov Zealand j by her latest act,' has scthe seal on the Imperial,i<]eal of “Om Empire, one flag, one licet.” The do vision is of the greatest, significance

and tliis spVemlid act of sacrifices, made I>y ;i pcpjile numbering less ilia 11 the population of Liverpool or Manchester, is the Dominion’s response to a renewed menace of Britain’s naval supremacy, though the New Zealand was built for service in the Pacific and the more immediate protection of New Zealand,. ( , ,m The Express ; refers to Now Zealand’s patriotic, petiop.