THE STATE OF THE NAVY
LOKl) BKRE.SFORD AS SCAIiKMONUEII. By Cable--Press Association—Copyright Kcccivcd November ]5, U..'!o p.m. London. October 1.1. Lord Hcrc-ford, speaking at the Dolphin Club's dinner at Bristol, emphasised tin' deficiency in ships, men md stores, and the absence of a war reserve of coal, as well as the absence of a true war division at the Admirnlty to direct the (.ruining of the fleet for war. He declared that •the recent naval manoeuvres were |fa)rci«il. The public will-* drugged with falsehood. The business of the navy was always to be ready to meet attack. Tliey could not. do so unless they were continually under (raining at sen. Lord Charles concluded: "The twopower standard has gone and can only be recovered with the help of the oversea nations, but they are only beginniig, aml it will be jit''least five'years before they can contribute to the naval Mrcm-lli of (he Umpire." 11,. urged that, civrc class iif society should join together and 'put an end In the miserable weakness, yaccilntinn and compromise which were jcopin-disrag ltritisli supremacy at sea, and therefore our lif,. as an F.mpirc.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 240, 16 November 1909, Page 2
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187THE STATE OF THE NAVY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 240, 16 November 1909, Page 2
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