Second Edition On the Sea
THE BRITISH NAVY. '■ . *, ; r, •" A TOWER OF STRENGTH. MARVELLOUS RECORD OF TRANSPORT. [TJnitbw Pkebs Association. | (Received 1.40 ,p.m.) London, March 7. Mr Balfour, in - introducing the Naval Estimates, said lie only proposed to give a general impression of the course the Admiralty is pursuing. (There were no German cruisers in a position to face British commerce on any ocean. No details concerning particular ships could be discussed at present. Our Fleet was not an internal one and was not merely British, but many Nations depended upon us. The goods and men transported included one million horses and other animals, 2\ million tons of 'stores, 22 million gallons of oil, and four million men.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 79, 9 March 1916, Page 6
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118Second Edition On the Sea Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 79, 9 March 1916, Page 6
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