A GREAT MISTAKE.
CANADA'S NAVY CRITICISED. J Press Associatiop—Copyright,. (Reo. January 8, 5.5 p.m.) Ottawa, January 7. Sir Charles Tupper, ex-Prime Minister of Canada, in an''interview, declared that it was a great mistake on tho part of Canada to create its' own navy as a method of assisting the Motherland. He suggested as an alternative the construction of the most rapid steamers, so that in the event of hostilities they would form a fast service between Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Great Britain. The vessels should be built, with a view to being . converted into cruisers lrhioh would guard tho grain 'routes across the Atlantic.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1020, 9 January 1911, Page 5
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104A GREAT MISTAKE. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1020, 9 January 1911, Page 5
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