THE NAVAL PROGRAMME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 65, 13 April 1909, Page 2

THE NAVAL PROGRAMME.

LORD CHARLES HERESFORD ATTACKED.

London, April 9. Mr. Stead, in the Review of Reviews, asserts that Lord Cliarlivt lieresford is the trump card of flic Little Navy party who opposed the Dreadnoughts, ft-.nl that Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the ijjoiu'd of Trade, and Mr. Lloyd-tlcorge, Chaneellor of the Exchequer, constantly invoked Lord Charles Beresford, 'whether the latter knew it or not. lie had terrorised the Admiralty into the alfandonincnt of the demand for eight Dreadnoughts. Like Lord Brassey, Lord Charles lieresford desires more ships of another cla*. THE OEU.MAN OIIALLEXdE. TRESS PLEA ECU AX ARRANGEMENT.

lierlin, April 10. The newspaper Vorwarts warns the majority in the liciehstag that unleKs an agreement with Hiitain on naval m'liiaiiieiiU is reached, there will lie H tearful disaster sooner or later. The Vossiselie Zcitung says thai reasonable (lerinans are aware that, owing to Hit colonies and commerce. Britain is \iound to have, and will have a superior flavy.

NEW FACTOR IX MEDITKIiRAXEAX London, April 111. The Spectator reports that the Austrian Dreadnoughts will possibly lie completed in Hill. In any event, they >rill cause the withdrawal from the British Korth Sea Fleet of four Dreadnoughts for permanent station in the Mediterranean.

THE FISHER DICTATORSHIP. London. April 10. The Times, which lints hitherto been n consistent supporter of the regime of Sir John Fisher (First Sea Lord of the Admiralty), alleges in a long article that he has made the Amiralty a ouetnait department, and thus prevented continuity of naval policy.

AUSTRALIA'S DREADXIHTSIIT. Received 12. 10 a.m. Sydney, April 11. Tim Minister for Home All'airs says the talk of giving a Dreadnought under the existing financial conditions is mere eharlniitry, so transparent as to excite .universal contempt.

LABOR COUNCIL COXDEUXED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. The Auckland Bricklayers' Union passed a resolution warmly condemning the action, of the Trades and labor Council i?i reference to the Dread-nought offer.

COLLEGE OLD BOYS' RESOLUTION". Wanganui, Sunday. At a meeting of the Wanganui Col- j lego Old Boys to-day, over 3(H) being present, the' following resolution was curried:—" We, the undersigned Old Boys of the. Wanganui College,' of divers political views, unite iu thanking the Government for the steps already taken towards putting the defences of lire country in order. We thoroughly approve of the spirit prompting the oiler of a Dreadnought wade by you. "We strongly urge the Government to commence, an organisation which will enable a system of .universal military training as the only fair and efficient way of defending the country to lie i-.i----istiluted in Xew Zealand as soon as possible. We assure you of our hearty support in any such system you may bring in.