SHORTAGE OF CRUISER

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5487, 21 March 1910, Page 2

SHORTAGE OF CRUISER

LONDON, MarAje. The Pall Mall Gazutte pubhhtift, full text of the Cawdor nieraonwdijk for the first time, in order to e*t»U& Lord Charles Beresfcml's conteatki that there is a shortage of craisttv & the protection of commerce. In the House of Commons an im&j. tnent, moved by Mr T. Lough, Xab«ti member for Islington, to redixa % personnel of the navy by 3000 to was negatived by 225 votes to 34. Mr Reginald McKenna (First hti of the Admiralty) said that the. tit Power standard, as defined, by Mr A). quith on May 20, had not bien a. ceeded by the Estimates. The Admiralty considered that .tk» five new Dreadnoughts were not -watt! before 1913. It was also expedient U delay their commencement until tb latest possible moment. The vote was ultimately agreed to. Lord Brassey, pier-iding at thejaU. lee meeting of the Association r| Chambers of Commerce, said that" the two -Power standard must be mettained, an! Biitain must lay twoked) to Germany's i.ne. bYDNEY, March 17. Mr Deakin has announced that & contract for the armoured cruieervini will be the flagship of the Conuptwealth fleet has been let to John Bm 5 and Company, of Glasgow. Shew 3 be completed in two years. The cruiser Encounter has Bsfledfa Co >mbo, where ehe will lecommiairi for a further period of service on Ik Au tralian station.