AUSTRALIA’S NAVY.
ADMIRAL KING HALL’S ADVICE. Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. Received November io, 8.55 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 10 Speaking at the Lord Mayor’s banquet, the Hon. A. Fisher said:—However much we may favour internacional arbitration, recent events show that we are still obliged reluctantly to admit that preparedness for war is the beat guarantee of peace, and the guns of'’the British fleet the best security against aggress’on. The laiinch of the cruiser- Australia was one of the noteworthy events of the year. He hoped that in a few years Australia would have a fleet able to guarantee the integrity of her shores. Admiral King Hall declared that Australia had adopted the right policy in creating a separate naval force. He advo- 1 cated a definite naval programme for Australia in the future, and not to be content to send money Home for naval construction, She should look ahead.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13529, 10 November 1911, Page 5
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146AUSTRALIA’S NAVY. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13529, 10 November 1911, Page 5
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