THE BRITISH NAVY.
NO NEW BUILDING. i . IMPORTANCE OF THE PACIFIC. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Feb. 3. The naval correspondent of the Daily Express states that it is certain the forthcoming estimates do not provide for a new building programme. We are well-supplied with ships of all classes for our immediate needs; moreover, experts ha.ve not completed an e\ihaustlve examination of the war's lessons. The most important question of policy arises in connection wfth the relationship with the Dominions. Advocates of air power will ridicule Lord Jellicoe's Australian and New Zealand schemes, btlt Admiral Jellicoe is only planning for the next five years, in which it is inconceivable that aircraft will completely supersede seagoing ships. Expense is the stumbling block, but we must still be prepared to continue until 1025 the naval protection of commerce. The shifting of the centre of naval gravity to the Indian and Pacific Oceans may result in the main squadrons abandoning British, even European waters. Lord Jellicoe will be able to advise on this pressing financial problem-—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1920, Page 2
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174THE BRITISH NAVY. Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1920, Page 2
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