ENGLAND'S PERIL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 24 October 1912, Page 8

ENGLAND'S PERIL.

NEVER IN SUCH A PLIGHT FOR

CENTURIES

PROTEST FROM IMPERIAL

MARITIME LEAGUE

BY CABLE—PEERS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.

(Received Oct. 24, 12.15 p.m.)

LONDON, Oct. 23. The Imperial Maritime League has protested against the Government's leported intention to send to the Mediterranean eight battleships, composing the third battle squadron of the first fleet, "leaving us in absolute inferiority in horn© waters should the Germany navy exercise the initiative."

The League adds that allowing for the admitted necessity of deducting 25 per cent, from the. instantly-ready fleet at (Jermany's selected, and our average, moment, we will be unable, after the despatch of the third squadron, to confront Germany's twenty-five battle vessels with more than nineteen; and in fully-mannned destroyers ready for war, allowing the same deduction, we are ol to Germany's 66. Britain was never in such a plight for centuries.