BRITAIN'S DEFENCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 163, 4 August 1909, Page 2

BRITAIN'S DEFENCE

THE POSSIBILITY OF INVASION; W A NEWSPAPER'S STRICTURES. ■,'' By Cable—Picas Association.—Copyrigot n Received August 3, 10.20 p.m. 4 LoilJoU, • j The newspaper Spectator aiUJ'ply , . criticises the Committee ol Ucinu-e'i decision regarding the possibility of invuaion. It points out that tile ii I not a nurse lor the army. The lleet must go where the higliest atrategy <Mmands, and might be compelled to >' aV ' home waters, thus causing a temporary local loss of sea power, tempting ■*> enemy to make a dash at our aiior-n. THE GOVERNMENT WARNED OF V GERMAN ACTIVITY. V Received August 3, 9JSS p.m. London, August / Muillener, late director of the L'oven- \J try Ordnance Works, in a letter to th« Times, states that he in May, IVOU, isformed the Admiralty of the whole scheme and object of Kruppa' extensions. Finding his information ignored, lie took steps to inform the Government, which was thus first aware last autumn of Germany's special activity. "• The letter implies that the Admiralty withheld the information from the Government. . .

STEALING A MARCH. A GERMAN ADMISSION. Received August 3, 10.20 p.m. Berlin, August 3. The Cologne Gazette sow admit* that one of the four Dreadnoughts figuring in the German naval programme for financial year 1809 was laid down Mora the end of the financial year 1808.