AUSTRALIA'S NAVY.
SEETHING WITH DISCONTENT. i, REDUCTIONS IN STRENGTH. (Bj Cable.— I'ress Aseoelntioii.— Copyright.) ißccc-lTerl ■< a.m. i ' SYDNEY, tliic du>. Tli» Jia>i!i nervict is alleged to !v seethinp ov»r with discontent regarding the t<ro[.csed reductions, and wa-x. iv y regarded as jolitieal interference. The c rebuke ednshiietered ly Mi. Hughes to n Itcar-Adtnira! Dumarttq i< warmly d relented by naval officers, nho u«nsiderea d '.hot the late commander did great service c in pointing nut the defects in the d administration. T'.ie statement hv A<{e miral Duniaresq is authoritatively s reported as duo to the decision which i-|the Federal Government reached agains! i-!(!ic advice of himself and the. Naval r| Board, to reduce the iwvy to two lignt f orttiserf, three destroyers;, and some c' minor vessels.—(A. and X.Z. CaMp.i
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 4 May 1922, Page 5
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130AUSTRALIA'S NAVY. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 4 May 1922, Page 5
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