THE BRITISH NAVY
THE DEFENCE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
LORD C. BKRESFORD PESSIMISTIC [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION—COEVRJOPT.] LONDON, June 18. Lord Charles Beresford, in a letter to the newspapers, states that the new alio ration of the fleet means that the Government is determined to abandon the naval defence of the Mediterranean, which is the. main link in the defence of the Empire. and is going to rely on the system of alliance, which has always proved disastrous. He, says that Germany holds England glued to narrow seas, and the flank of the Empire is exposed to an Italian or Austrian surprise. During a decade six out of thirteen naval bases have been dismantled, and the garrisons of others reduced. The fleet is now short to the extent of 20,000 men. ,
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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1912, Page 6
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