NAVAL UNIFORMITY.
IN IMPERIAL AND COLONIAL NAVIES.
By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received ]. 1 ), 0.35 p.m. London, June 15.
The Times says it is impossible to exaggerate the importance of Mr. McKenna's speech at Pontypool as to the uniformity of naval material. This was a great thing, but it was little compared with the corresponding standardisation of training, discipline, and the general morale of the personnel.
The Times recalls that Nelson, after the battle of the Nile, said: "I had the happiness to command a band of brothers in danger." The possibility of Australia and Canada losing sight of this idea would be averted if the policy announced by Mr. McKenna were steadfastly carried out. If the officers and men of the overseas fleets were encouraged to qualify in proportion to those in the parent navy, one of the worst evils arising from the development of the Dominions' fleets would be nipped in the bud.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 329, 16 June 1911, Page 5
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153NAVAL UNIFORMITY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 329, 16 June 1911, Page 5
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