THE BRITISH NAVY.
(liY ELECTRIC TKI.KGRAPH—COPYItHiHr ) London, March 3. The Times has been making an exhaustive inquiry into the capacity of the Navy for sudden mobilisation, «s a result of irhioh it declares a standard of efficiency has not been obtained. Many ships are useless, and there is a want of guns. In the House of Commons Admiral Colomb referred to the growth of colonies oversea commerce.
Sir W. V. Harcourt ridiculed tho alarmist contention tha* in the event of war trade would be transferred to a neutral flag. It would be impossible for any nation to maintain a navy so large as to ensure absolute security to the mercantile marine.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2909, 7 March 1891, Page 2
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111THE BRITISH NAVY. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2909, 7 March 1891, Page 2
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