THE BRITISH NAVY.
PRESENT YEAR'S SHIPk BUILDING PROGRAMME. SHOULD BE AUGMENTED FORTHWITH. ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE RESOLUTION. tJnited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received April 22, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, April 22. i The Royal Colonial Institute has adopted a resolution expressing grave concern at the Government's discloi sures regarding the British Navy, and asking that the present year's shipbuilding programme he augmented forthwith; that the colonies be thanked for their gallant and spontaneous offers of battleships, and that Mr Asquith's proposal for an Imperial Naval Conference be welcomed. Sir Josiah Symons strongly deprecated the condemnation oE the Government's policy, as implied in the resolution. He declared that the Navy must be the floating bulwark of the Empire in the Pacific equally with the North Sea. He declared that Australia would pour out her treasure and blood for its maintenance. Mr Asquith's suggestion of the J necessity for a continuous policy was i likely to deeply appeal to Australia, j The resolution was passed, with a i dozen dissentients.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3171, 23 April 1909, Page 5
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167THE BRITISH NAVY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3171, 23 April 1909, Page 5
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