NEW ZEALAND AND THE NAVY
OUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, July 6. (Received July 7, at 10.20 a.m.)
The ‘Palf Mall Gazette’s’ naval correspondent, discussing New Zealand’s request for two cruisers of the Bristol class, says that they would be hardly less futile than the ships already in New Zealand waters. Zealous though Australia and New- Zealand are in naval affairs, they *hardly seem to grasp the first principles whereon the distribution of the fleet is grounded. It would be useless to pit Bristol cruisers against battleships and armored cruisers. New Zealand having given the battle cruiser New' Zealand, her people have a right to be annoyed over the non-fulfilment of the Admiralty’s promise that three battle cruisers should be maintained on the station, but to despatch Bristol cruisers would not fill the hiatus.
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Evening Star, Issue 15538, 7 July 1914, Page 6
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