THE STANDARD OF SAFETY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 182, 31 July 1908, Page 5

THE STANDARD OF SAFETY.

REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS. PARTIES FOR AND AGAINST. (Received 3.10 a.m.) 1 LONDON, July 30. A non-political Parliamentary Committee is being formed to support the maintenance of a strong navy. On the other hand, Mr. Asquith has received an appeal signed by 144 of his supporters for the reduction of armaments. The appeal emphasised the need for a survey of the situation, and nguTes in the Budget statement for 1906-7. Sir J. Brunner, Liberal member for Cheshire, Mr. J. A. MaeDonald, Liberal member for Falkirk Burghs, were authors of the appeal. LLOYD-GEORGE'S SPEECH. AN EXPLANATION. LONDON, July 30. Mr. Lloyd-George, in a letter to "The Times," denies assailing the two-Power standard, to which the Government was committed. He declares that he contended that nervousness on the part of j Germany was less blameworthy than in our case, since she has no such standard for her army. COMPARING THE FLEETS. LONDON, July 30. In the House of Commons Mr. R,McKenna (First Lord of the Admiralty), replying to questions, agreed with Mr. J. C. Wason (Liberal member for Orkney and Shetland, and formerly a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives), in deprecating invidious comparisons between British and German navies.