THE IMPERIAL NAVY

Evening Star, Issue 12866, 16 July 1906, Page 6

THE IMPERIAL NAVY

THE RUSSIAN TRIP. A WISE DECISION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 14. • On Russia’s initiative, the visit of RearAdmiral Curzon-Howe with seven battleships and six cruisers of the British fleet to Russia has been postponed until a mow favorable time—probably in 1907. Though the prouosed visit is welcomed with livensatiafai lion as a proof of Great Britain's, sympathy, the Russian Government foresaw that the fleet’s arrival might cause iucioent<i calculated to harm the relations between the two countries. King Edward and the Czar have txchanged very cordial telegrams. READY FOR EMERGENCIES. MELBOURNE, July 16. (Received July 16, at 9.35 a.m.) Captain Cresswell has returned from his visit to England. He declined to give any information as to the result of his mission, but said that h© had heard on the best authority that the Naval League favor colonial naval development. He added that it would be impossible to exaggerate the earnest manner in which all naval defence work in aU branches was being pushed on at Home. The idea that on any day the nation might require its best efforts was evidently never distant from the mind of those responsible for the efficiency of the service