THE EMPIRE'S SEA-WAY.
I • , PROTECTION OF TRADE IN WAR TIME. PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, June 17. Admiral Sir John Colomb read a piper at the London Chamber of Commerce upon trade in war time. He said tbe efiVcs of a war would tie greater upon our trade to Indian and colonial p>rts than our H me trade, owing to the greaier proportion of our ships eirry'ng c: tnmfrce to two hemispheres. The demands of the Empire for water carriage averaged 25,000 tons per hone day sitd night. It was urgent to encourage private enterprise to develop the speed, endurance, and carrying capacity of lineiv. Steamship compinies should be bjund to continue their own lines. In war time they should receive armamentn, and crews for guoF. In c nclusion, (Sir John Colimb f (firmed that evtry Fon of an Oofauio Empire <.ughtin peacu time to contribute means towards keeping the s'a clear in war time. Tha i-u'eit condition of economic eurvival was territorial safety and amine peact>.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 19 June 1902, Page 3
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166THE EMPIRE'S SEA-WAY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 19 June 1902, Page 3
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