"A MOSQUITO FLEET."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 15 May 1913, Page 5

"A MOSQUITO FLEET."

Vancouver, May 13. It is .understood that Mr. Allen, as the result of his conference with the Admiralty, -will rec-oill mend that New Zealand should go in for an adequate system' of land defence, also the formation of a mosquito (lest for use in, New Zealand waters. Whether New Z-oaland will later build battleships and form a local fleet on tho Australian mcdel, Mr. Allen refused to state.

, THE PACIFIC'S PATHWAYS. ' Vancouver, May 13. In the course of his speech at the Canadian Club, Mr. Allen said:—"Wo must use local sentiment and local patriotism to create a great Imperial fleet unit to be stationed in the Pacific, but ready to go to tho Atlantic in war time. There must be one control of such a fleet in war time, namely, tho Admiralty. The Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand fleets, able tt act independently, should when combined bo able to keep the Pacific pathways open.

RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND, ARRANGING A WELCOME. (Ey Telegraph— Frees Attociation.' Auckland, May 14. The return of tho Hon. -T. Allen by the Makura on June 3 will be celebrated by a, public gathering in tho Town Hall. A committee of citizens will wait on the Mayor and request his co-operation. Tho Prime Minister comes to Auckland to meet his colleague, , n As the King s Birthday will be the occasion of a big Territorial parado, an endeavour will bo made to get ill'. Allen to' attend in his capacity as Minister for Defence.