A CANADIAN NAVY.
DEFENCE CONFERENCE. ~ | WHAT MR. BRODEUR MAY PROPOSE. NON-CONTRIBUTORY POLICY. (By Telegraph.—Press Assoclatlon.-OopyrlirhU (Rec. July 13, p.m.) ■ London July. 13. A contributed article in the "Pall Mall Gazette" states that Mr. L. P. Brodcur (Canadian Minister for Marine) brings to the Defence Conference* a settled scheme for a Canadian Navji which will consist of— First-class cruisers ... ... 6 ' ■ Destroyers ... 10 ' . Torpedo boats ... .... ... 10.. Until Canada possesses- dockyards and arsenals, the orders for construction will be placed in Ensland. The articlo adds that Canada is opposed to contributing a Dreadnought or making a cohtrib\ition to the Imperial Navy, because she has suspicions that under a RadicalSocialist British Government snch contributions would, result in no real increase in' naval strength. .-.:.. ■ .:. •■'
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 559, 14 July 1909, Page 7
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119A CANADIAN NAVY. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 559, 14 July 1909, Page 7
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