THE BRITISH NAVY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 323, 12 July 1912, Page 5

THE BRITISH NAVY.

THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS, By Cable—Prees Association—Copyright. London, July 10. The Times, commenting on the Spithead review, said: "If the insurance premium that the navy represents is high, let us never forget that the insurable risks are almost incalculable. We believe that the Government and Mr. Churchill are now alive to the need of the reinforcement of the fleel m the Mediterranean and elsewhere without drawing upon the forces necessary for Home defence." According to the newspapers, as the result of the deliberations of the Committee of Imperial Defence, the Government will maintain the fleet in the Mediterranean of a strength equal to that of any other Power there. THE VOICE OF CANADA. Received 11, 11.20 p.m. London, July 11. Mr. Borden, at the Royal Colonial Institute dinner to the Canadians, said that he realised that the maintenance of supremacy on the seas was the Empire's very breath of life. The Canadians had never shown themselves afraid of responsibility, but they proposed to sacrifice their autonomy to the Empire's sea defence. It was best to secure one navy. but those responsible for Imperial defence, must have a voice in the policy that shaped the issues. Canada meant to be a great part of a great whole, but did not propose to be an adjunct even of the British Empire.