MR McKENNA ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.
United Press Association—By Elocir.c Telesrapt—Copyright. (Received December 16th, 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, December Iβ. Mr McKenna, addressing 3000 people at Southend, said the year had been memorable oniric to the oversea Dominions, joining the Motherland in the naval defence of the- Empire, contributing proportionately to erowth to the ttren-th of the whole. (Cheers.) Ho would shortly be ordering two great fchips of the Dreadnought-cruiser class which Australia and New Zealand were providing and payins ft> r - (Cheers.) Well misht they feel that the bonds of Empire were closely linked, and that their strength was great, when they saw the daughter countries combining and helpi;i2 to bear the burden of an Empire encircling the globe. Mr McKenna mentioned that as only one of the great efforts at Empire consolidation undertaken by the present Government. It would be a lasting memorial to the. fame of the Liberal Government.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13608, 17 December 1909, Page 7
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