THE TEUTOLN AND WE

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 7

THE TEUTOLN AND WE

; GROWTH OF FLEET. ; BRITISH; JUDGE'S, COMMENTS. ! •TOR A USB NOT ■ AGREEABLE TO US." i (By Tolesraph—Proa's ABaoclation-CnpyrJßht.l ,' ' (Rec. November,29, 10.20.p.m.).'.: •• '-,■'-,'- : ; .-'•'■' ...' London, November 29. . Sir John Bigham, President of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice, speaking at a dinner given by the Liverpool Ship-, brokers' Benevolent. Society, stated that when tho warship Tonnage, now on the. stocks, was afloat, the relative positions of Britain, Germany, and the United States in warship tonnage would bo:— . . ■ '• • . . ■, Britain 2,000,000 tons Germany ....;...."'820,000 v . United States 785,000 „ ;• In the next few years the increaso in British tonnago would be 15 per cent., and in German tonnage 20 per cent. Sir John Bigham continued:—. "~: "'.■■■'■■' . ■'■ •■.''.- The Germans assured, us that • ■ • '• Germany: had no ihterition of 'at-. . -.., tacking us.' But while .we needed ■'•,■•■■■ an enormous Navy, . Germany did .". .'-\: ; not; and he was unable to find any .. explanation, of her great Navy, ex- ■ . ■ .''• cept that it. was. to;.be held in re- .'■;. ■: Berve for future use, arid for a use- ~ ;. not ; agreeable to.. us. ;■■■■'■■': ■' :■.'.■ . Germany was making ■ herself. very, strong in the North Sea, and. on the other side of the Baltic—North 1 Sea Canal.:; He believed that, at Germany's instance, Anstria was strengthening herself in -the Mediterranean. :■: ■ ;. ; -We :should,^therefore,.: : Bpare. no. pains or money" in. keeping our fleet/up. to : .the mark." If we did so, we would live in peace! '-. -.:.' ■' [Sir John Bigham lately; succeeded Sir Gorell Barnes as President of thojProbate Division of the : High Court: of Justice. A writer in an English paper 6ays of him:—"ls , it possible to suni-.up in .a . single j. paragraph theoutstanding character' of hia eleven yeaisupbn the benoh? It can;bo done ina single word. ! Mr; ■ Justice Bijpham '■ will- always be ■ remembered, for his : . ttarlessnesa That quality he will carry witU _him into the Probate Court, where fearlessness.is a priceless:possession for the - presiding ,\~ ~ A souna lawyer, an acute intellect; , rtlie, dominant note.of.the man ie his■ ttbsoluto J.Bcorn of shams, and humbug and; make-beliej.e. Hβ has no Bse for pretence of any k/.ndj and an hour in his Court is;,a-refreshing^'as an hour on the Seashore.] ; DEEADNOUGHT.): ' -. V. (Rec: November; 29, p.m.) : '/■ . : . '.' ■■:' ,..'.:. '.;■' :'.:.-' Berlin,; November 29.

-■-L.The' German improved Dreadnought Thuringia has been launched.' . "-. .... '■:'■'".■•' ■

GERMANY. AND/THE UGANDA/FRONTIER •; > A:;: '■ Berlin susMGidus.:/; ; : : ; ■ ■': ;■•'■':AN;ALLEGED; SECRET JiGREEMBNT.,; : "' • ; .;/-. (Eeo. November, 2!), 10.5 p.m.). '.■.'', ■'■■/.'; l ;'■.'■.' ; ; ■■ ;■. Berlin,; November 29. -■Renter's Berlin correspondent that Britain and; Germany recently 'considered various, question concerning the frontiers .between British; Uganda. anel German East ;Afiica,.,and between; those colonies, and the- Congo. ■.. Considerable ; anxiety ,is. n*o*y.; manifested : in, certain quarters in. Berlin, Rowing ,W an alleged secret agreement, yheieby'it is reported that Britain receives: the'iOportbrb 'district in' exchange for certain other territory. ■..;, / ~'•.•; Several newspapers.' have "summoned-Herr-Derhbnrg, 'German .Minister for the; Colonies, to'etate tho facts.'. :'■■■:'i ; :--..:-..■•..-:■■ v -'-. ■ ■ ■ •■'■■.•