Naval Armaments

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 204, 26 February 1914, Page 5

Naval Armaments

THE BRITISH NAVY. A SETTLE!) POLICY WANTED. By CaWc—Pnss Association —Copyright London, February 24 Admiral W. Henderson, in a' letter, accuses the Admiralty of want of settled policy respecting Dominion navies and the Pacific, and insists that if the iniicy adopted by Australia in Bill had '""ii given sympathy and supoort all the uominions would soon have come, into line. L'nhappily Canada had been encouraged to reverse the policy, whilst Australia's enthusiasm had been met by lukawarmness. The Admiral concludes: "Wej encourage the Turks and Greeks to build and organise their navies by lending some of our best officers. If we can do it tor them we should at lea.-,t spare no effort to do it for the dominions." THE GEUMAX PROGRAMME. TO HE ACCELERATED.

Received 20, 1.15 a.m. Loudon, February 25. The Daily Express' Berlin correspondent states Admiral Tirpitz will ask the Reichstag's permission to accelerate the programme under the 1012 Bill by laying down extra ships during the forthcoming year. THE AMERICAN 1 PROGRAMME. Received 25, 10.20 p.m. Washington, February 25. The Naval Affairs' Committee approved of the Administration's two-battle-ships programme, but reduced the number of the. proposed destroyers from eight to six. Twelve one-hundred-ton submarine.' are included in the Estimates, which total ,128,000,000. The building of a number of submarines for the Pacific Coast protection was authorised.